# INSERV INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1981 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `33696`
- **Case Number:** 06-1981-0006
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $35K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BORDEN, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- CONE (complaint) (settlement)
- DIAMOND SHAMROCK (complaint) (settlement)
- INSERVE, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- MONOCHEM, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- UNIROYAL, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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