EPA v. EMF J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY OU
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION RESULTING FROM SIMPLOT'S OPERATION OF ITS PHOSPHOGYPSUM STACK. APPROXIMATELY SIX YEARS AGO, SIMPLOT WENT FROM A DRY TO WET ORDER DELIVERY PROCESS WHICH ELIMINATED OTHER AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT PROBLEMS.
Defendants (1)
- J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
JR SIMPLOT CO DON PLT
HWY 30 3 MI NW OF CY S SIDE OF HWY 30, POCATELLO, ID, 83204
Registry ID: 110000600421
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (2)
EMF J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY OUentered 2010-11-16
Primary law: CERCLA
EMF J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY OUentered 2002-05-09
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1998-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-07-21Complaint Filed With Court
- 2010-08-05Supplemental Referral-Other
- 2010-09-08Final Order Lodged
- 2010-11-16Concluded
- 2010-11-16Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55610
- Case number
- 10-1998-0152
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- MMU2
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1998-0152 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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