# BYRON SALVAGE (GENERAL MOTORS CORP., ET AL.
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32008`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0721
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $204K
- **Compliance action $:** $300K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMEROCK CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- ATWOOD INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- BYRON SALVAGE (GENERAL MOTORS CORP.) (settlement)
- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- HUBBELL INCORPORATED F/K/A RACO, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- KEYSTONE CONSOLIDATED F/K/A/ NATIL LOCK (complaint) (settlement)
- LAWRENCE BROTHERS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY
- QUALITY METAL PLATING (complaint) (settlement)
- RACO, INC.
- RB & W CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- REXCORP F/K/A ROCKFORD PRODUCTS CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- ROCKFORD PRODUCTS (settlement)
- SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- VALSPAR CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE BYRON SUPERFUND SITE (SITE) IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL    PRIORITIES LIST (NPL).  THE SITE WAS FIRST LISTED ON THE NPL ON DECEMBER 30, 1982, 47 FED.REG. 58476.                       THE BYRON SUPERFUND SITE CONSISTS OF THE BYRON SALVAGE     YARD (BSY) PROPERTY AND THE DIRKS FARM PROPERTY (DFP).  THE  CONTIGUOUS PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED IN RURAL OGLE COUNTY IN    NORTHERN ILLINOIS, ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE CITIES OF       BYRON AND OREGON, ILLINOIS.  THE BSY IS LOCATED EAST OF      RAZORVILLE ROAD AND THE DFP IS DIRECTLY WEST OF THE BSY      ACROSS RAZORVILLE ROAD.  SEE ATTACHMENT 1.  THE SITE         ORGINALLY WAS LIMITED TO THE BY BUT WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE  THE DFP BASED ON THE EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION AND HISTORY OF  DISPOSAL PRACTICES ON BOTH PARCELS.                            THE SITE HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO FOUR OPERABLE UNITS.        OPERABLE UNIT 1 WAS CONDUCTED TO LIMIT SITE ACCESS TO BSY    AND PROVIDE RESIDENCES WITH BOTTLED WATER.  OPERABLE UNIT 2  PROVIDED ADDITIONAL RESIDENCES WITH BOTTLED WATER AND THEN   CARBON FILTERS.  OPERABLE UNIT 3 INVOLVED CONCURRENCE WITH   THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S (IEPA) DECI-  SION TO PROVIDE A MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY TO THE AFFECTED     RESIDENCES AND THE EXTENSION OF THE MUNICIPAL WATER LINE TO  ADDITIONAL RESIDENCES.  OPERABLE UNIT 4 ADDRESSES THE FINAL  SOIL AND GROUNDWATER ACTION FOR THE SITE.  THIS REPORT       ADDRESSES THE GROUNDWATER COMPONENT OF OPERABLE UNIT 4 FOR   BSY.

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