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METAMORA LANDFILL (BASF CORP. ET AL)

Judicial · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery · 29012

Penalty
$14.56M
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1994-0416
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (26)

Summary

BY THIS REFERRAL, I RECOMMEND THE FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION UNDERSECTION 107 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATIONAND LIABILILTY ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED BY THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS ANDREAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (CERCLA) , AGAINST PERSONS WHO ARRANGED FORTHE DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AT THE METAMORA LANDFILL SITE INMETAMORA, MICHIGAN. THE METAMORE LANDFILL IS LOCATED IN METAMORA TOWNSHIP, LAPEERCOUNTY, MICHIGAN, APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE NORTHEAST OF THE VILLAGEOF METAMORA, AND 20 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FLINT, MICHIGAN. THE SITEIS A 150 ACRE CLOSED LANDFILL THAT ACCEPTED INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPALWASTE BETWEEN 1955 AND 1980. THE LANDFILL BEGAN OPERATIONS IN 1955 AS APRIVATELY OWNED, UNREGULATED OPEN DUMP. IN 1969 THE LANDFILL WASUPGRADED TO MEET EXISTING STANDARDS, AND LICENSED TO RECEIVE

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