EPA v. ARROW TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF DELAWARE
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$86,500
Case summary
ARROW TRANSPORTATION LEASED A PORTION OF THE MPS TERMINAL PROPERTY FOR SEVEN YEARS. THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COMMENCEMENT BAY NEARSHORE/TIDEFLATS SUPERFUND SITE, TACOMA, WA. THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH BEP, PHATHLATES, COPPER, ZINC AND MERCURY. ARROW PROPERTY OPERATED A CHEMICAL TRANSLOADING FACILITY ON THE PROPERTY THAT TRANSLOADED SOME OR ALL OF THE CONTAMINANTS FOUND IN SOILS ON SITE. ARROW FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY IN JUNE 1997. EPA SEEKS TO PRESERVE ITS CLAIM FOR RESPONSE COSTS AGAINST ARROW.
Defendants (1)
- ARROW TRANSPORTATION CO. OF DELAWARENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ARROW TRANSPORTATION COMPANY TACOMA TERMINAL
457 E 18TH ST ARROW, TACOMA, WA, 98421
Registry ID: 110015581324
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ARROW TRANSPORTATION CO. OF DELAWAREentered 1999-06-09
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $86,500
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1997-11-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-11-28Complaint Filed With Court
- 1997-12-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-10-05Final Order Lodged
- 1999-06-09Final Order Entered
- 1999-06-09Concluded
- 1999-07-14Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55485
- Case number
- 10-1998-0019
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1998-0019 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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