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Judicial · FY1981 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 33696

$35K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1981-0006
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (6)

Summary

MONOCHEM, INC. ET AL. - HIDALGO, TX, FILED 3/27/81, CIVIL ACTION #B-81-64, US DISTRICT CT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TX, BROWNSVILLE DIV, MONOCHEM, INC PRODUCES INTERMED- IATE ORGANIC CHEM AT ITS MANUFACTRNG PLANT 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF GEISMER, LA. THE CO. IS JOINTLY OWNED BY DEFENDANTS BORDEN, INC. & UNIROYAL, INC., W/ EACH OWNING 50% OF THE CAPITAL STOCK. MONOCHEM'S CHEM PRODUCT'N RELIES ON RAW MATL'S SUPPLIED TO IT BY BORDEN AND UNIROYAL. BORDEN & UNIROYAL ARE RESPONSIBLE & LIABLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF MONOCHEM, & ALONG W/ THEIR SUBSIDIARIES ARE ITS MAIN CUSTOMERS. ACCRDNG TO COMPLAINT, MONOCHEM TRANSPORTED WSTES ALLEGEDLY INTENDED FOR EXPORT, TO A WAREHOUSE OWNED BY DEFENDANT INSERVE, INC. OF HILDAGO, TX. INSERVE DOESN'T HAVE INTERIM STATUS UNDER RCRA. INSERV SERVES AS A FREIGHT FORWARDING DEPOT WHICH INVOLVES STORAGE & HANDLNG OF MAT'LS. THE 2.5 ACRE INSERV FACILITY ENCOMPASSES A WAREHOUSE & STORAGE YD. MANY OF THE 803 DRUMS ON-SITE BEAR HAZARDOUS WASTE MARKNGS. A SUBSTANTIAL NO. MARKED D009 CONTAIN TOXIC MERCURY WSTS IN HAZARDOUS CONCENTRATIONS. OTHER DRUMS BEAR THE MARKINGS TOXIC , CORROSIVE , OR SPENT CATALYST . WASTES STORED AT INSERV WERE ALLEGEDLY INTENDED FOR TRANSPORT TO MEXICO. A TEMP RESTRAINING ORDER WAS ISSUED 3/27/81 BY A US DIST CT JUDGE RESTRAINING NOTIFIED DEFENDANTS FROM

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