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STOLLER CHEMICAL/PELHAM PHOSPHATE

Judicial · FY2001 · — · — · 24684

Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
04-2001-9049
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
DOJ Docket
90-11-3-07602
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (36)

Summary

BRIEF SUMMARY: STOLLER CHEMICAL CO./PELHAM PHOSPHATE WORKS SUPERFUND SITE, IN PELHAM, MITCHELL COUNTY, GA, WAS A FERTILIZER MANUFACTURING FACILITY. IT OPERATED FROM 1910 UNTIL IT WAS ABANDONED IN 1992. THE SITE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A FUND-LEAD REMOVAL ACTION FROM JULY OF 1992 THROUGH NOVEMBER OF 1998. THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION WERE ACID AND LEAD. THE ACID DROVE THE LEAD BOTH LATERALLY AND VERTICALLY ACROSS THE SITE, SO THE SOIL HAD TO BE EXCAVATED AND ALL SURFACE WATER TREATED FOR ACIDITY. NATURE AND NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS: THE PRP'S ARE ALL LIABLE FOR ARRANGING FOR DISPOSAL OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE (CERCLA 107(A)(3)); THERE ARE 3 GROUPS; THE ACID GROUP, THE SLAG GROUP, AND THE DUST GROUP, FOR A TOTAL OF 26 PRP'S. THE ACID GROUP IS LIABLE FOR SELLING SPENT SURFURIC ACID TO THE SITE, THE SLAG GROUP SOLD SLAG, AND THE DUST GROUP SENT EMISSION CONTROL DUST, OR RCRA WASTE CODE KO-61 TO THE SITE. THE LEAD FROM THE SLAG AND DUST, AND THE ACID WERE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CONTAMINATION AT THE SITE. RELIEF REQUESTED: THIS IS A COST RECOVERY REFERRAL PURSUANT TO CERCLA 107, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE POSSIBLITY OF FUTURE WORK TO BE PERFORMED AT THE SITE PURSUANT TO CERCLA SECTION 106. SPECIAL FACTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES: IMP

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