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GURLEY PIT SITE

Judicial · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery · 34013

$90K
Penalty
$406K
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1986-0027
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
DOJ Docket
90-11-2-196
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (50)

Summary

GURLEY PIT SITE IS ON THE NAT'L PRIORITIES LIST. A REM EDIAL INVESTIGATION, FEASIBILITY STUDY AND ENDANGERMENT ASSESSMENT HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY EPA AND WERE COMPLETED IN APRIL 1986. THE SITE IS LOCATED NORTH OF EDMONDSON, AR. THE 3.25 ACRE SITE CONSISTS OF A PIT CREATED WHEN A CONSTRUCTION CO LEASED BY RECLAIMED OIL REFINING CO IN 1970 TO USE AS A DIS- POSAL SITE FOR OIL REFINING WASTES. THE PIT WAS DIVIDED BY LEEVES INTO 3 CELLS AND WAS USED FOR DISPOSAL FROM 1970 TO THE END OF 1975. PRESENTLY, THE SITE CONSISTS OF AN OPEN PIT CONTAINING SLUDGE AND WATER CONTAMINATED WITH PCBS, HEAVY METALS AND VARIOUS HYDROCARBONS. THERE IS A HISTORY OF RELEASES FROM THE SITE INTO SURROUNDING FIELDS AND SURFACE STREAMS. OBJECTIVES: TO OBTAIN PAYMENT OF COSTS INCURRED BY US PURSUANT TO CRCLA AT THE GURLEY PIT SITE, AND TO OBTAIN COURT ORDER DIRECTING RESPONSIBLE PARTIES TO DESIGN AND IM- PLEMENT REMEDIAL ACTION DESCRIBED IN THE ENFORCEMENT DECIS- ION DOCUMENT. TWO PART REMEDY: (1) TREATMENT AND DISCHARGE OF CONTAMINATED PIT WATER, AND (2) STABILIZATION OF WASTE SLUDGES AND SEDIMENTS FOLLOWED BY DISPOSAL OF THESE STABILIZED WASTES AND CONTAMINATED SOILS IN AN ON SITE LANDFILL. AUTHORITY FOR THE ACTION RESTS IN SECTIONS 106 & 107 OF CRCLA AND IN SECTION 7003 OF RCRA. FUTURE COSTS WILL INCLUDE THOSE INCURRED DURING INVESTIGATI

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