# YEOMAN CREEK LANDFILL FACILITY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31350`
- **Case Number:** 05-1998-0793
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF IL, INC.
- BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- CITY OF WAUKEGAN
- DEXTER CORPORATION
- GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
- OUTBOARD MARINE CORP
- WAUKEGAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 60
- YEOMAN CREEK LANDFILL FACILITY (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER EMERGENCY          RESPONSE AT AN NPL SITE TO EFFECTUATE AN INTERIM. ACTIVE     LANDFILL GAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DESIGNED TO INTERCEPT         LATERALLY-MIGRATING LANDFILL GAS FROM THE PERIMETER OF THE   NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE.  LANDFILL GASES WERE BEING     MEASURED AT MONITORING POINTS WITHIN THE BASEMENTS OF        STRUCTURES ADJACENT TO THE SITE AT LEVELS EXCEEDING 100      PERCENT OF THE LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (LEL).

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