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BAYOU SORREL

Judicial · FY1982 · — · — · 33728

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Case

Case Number
06-1982-0032
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Multimedia
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Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (50)

Summary

1, SECTION 106 AND 107 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ) AND SECTION 7003 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ). 2. BAYOU SORREL SUPERFUND SITE 20 MIKES SW OF BATON ROUGE, 6 MILES N OF TOWN OF BAYOU SORREL IBERVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 3. SITE RECEIVED WASTES FROM PERTOCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES IN LA., TX., AR., AND NS. PRIMARY CONTAMINANTS ARE PROCESS WASTES FROM PESTICIDE/HERBICIDE MANUFACTURING, SULFIDE- CONTAINING WASTES FROM HYDROCARBON PROCESSING AND EXPLO- RATION, AND SPENT WASH FROM BOILER AND PROCESS-EQUIPMENT CLEAINING. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1,000,000 CUBIC FEET OF CONTAMINATED SOIL. THE HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS ARE EX- POSURE TO CONTAMINATED SOIL/SEDIMENT, AND INGESTION OF CONTAMINATED SOURCE. SITE CLOSURE WAS OVERSEEN BY LA. STATE AFTER DEATH OF A TRUCK DRIVER. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 106 AND 107 OF CERCLA, AND 7003 OF RCRA, EPA REQUESTS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FOR REMOVAL AND CLEANUP OF THE SITE.

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