EPA v. DOUBLE H PESTICIDE BURIAL SITE (REMOVAL)

Case summary

On June 29, 2009, Region 10 entered into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) to provide for investigation and removal actions at two locations near Grandview, Washington. The AOC will require the PRPs, owners and operators of the agricultural operation, to provide for proper disposal of the staged wastes, to complete the excavation of wastes and contaminated soils at the first location, and to proceed with an investigation and removal, if necessary, at a second location nearby where buried wastes are also suspected. Consistent with the schedule in the AOC Statement of Work, work by the PRPs should begin in July. The AOC further requires the PRPs to reimburse all past and future EPA costs related to this site.

Defendants (5)

• DOUBLE H, L.P.Named in settlement
• EDITH M. HIGGINSNamed in settlement
• GEORGE W. HIGGINSNamed in settlement
• LINDA L. HANSENNamed in settlement
• JAMES T. HANSENNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DOUBLE H PESTICIDE BURIAL SITE

  1501 BETHANY RD, GRANDVIEW, WA, 98930

  Registry ID: 110039011244

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122A — Agreement to Perform Work Under 104B
• CERCLA 104E4 — Inspection and Samples
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DOUBLE H PESTICIDE BURIAL SITE (REMOVAL)entered 2009-06-29

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2009-06-29Final Order Issued
• 2009-07-23Enforcement Action Data Entered