# HOOVER CHEMICAL
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `30182`
- **Case Number:** 05-1997-0211
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ELBERT R. HOOVER
- HOOVER CHEMICAL (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CHEMICAL FACILITY WHICH BURNED AND EXPLODED 2 WEEKS AGO.     POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL FIRES HAVE OCCURRED AT FACILITY IN  1970'S.  NEED TO GIVE VERBAL NOTICE TODAY OR TOMORROW AT     LATEST.  TAKINGS ISSUES.  OSC DOLLHOPF CONDUCTED A SITE      INSPECTION IN 1994.  TURNED OVER TO STATE RCRAPROGRAM - WAS  OPERATING FACILITY.  PHOTOS AND VIDEO AVAILABLE.  RECENT     FIRE WAS ON CNN - MEDIA INVOLVEMENT.  RESIDENCES LOCATED ON  ONE SIDE OF FACILITY.  POTENTIAL GENERATORS - WASTE FROM     OFF-SITE.  HOOVER IS PROBABLY PARAPLEGIC IN WHEELCHAIR.  CI  WANTS TO GO OUT THURS/FRI TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS.             AOC ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH REMOVAL ACTION.                IT WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER BY CONSENT, AND RESPONDENT AG REED TO REMOVE OFF-SPEC MATERIALS IT HAD SENT TO THE SITE AN D DISPOSE OF SUCH MATERIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERCLA, RCRA  AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.  THE RESPONDE NT WAS PRP UNDER CERCLA, SO THE VIOLATED SECTION WOULD BE SE C. 107 OF CERCLA.

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