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GULF COAST VACUUM SERVICES SUPERFUND SITE - ATLANTIC-RICHFIE

Judicial · FY1999 · — · — · 39559

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Case

Case Number
06-1999-0895
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
DOJ Docket
90-11-2-506/1
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N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (22)

Summary

1. SECTION 107 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980 ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9607. 2. GULF COAST VACUUM SERVICES SUPERFUND SITE PARISH ROAD P-7-31, 3.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF ABBEVILLE, VERMILION PARISH, LOUISIANA 70510 RESPONDENTS: SEE SCREEN 3. 3. THE FACILITY OPERATED BY A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ENTITIES AS A TRUCKING TERMINAL, WHICH PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY FROM ABOUT 1969 TO 1984. THE EVI- DENCE SHOWS THAT IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSPORTATION SER- VICES PROVIDED AND PRODUCTS SOLD TO THE INDUSTRY, THE FA- CILITY DISPOSED OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ON-SITE. DISPOSAL OCCURRED THROUGH DIRECT, INTENTIONAL PLACEMENT OF WASTE INTO ON-SITE PITS AS WELL AS THROUGH WASHING AND RINSING TRUCKS USED FOR HAULING MATERIALS TO AND FROM OIL RIGS. THE CONTAMINATION AT THE SITE IS PRIMARILY ORGANIC AL- THOUGH THERE IS SIGNIFICANT INORGANIC CONTAMINATION. AS A RESULT, EPA CONDUCTED A SERIES OF EMERGENCY REMOVAL AC- TIONS AT THE SITE AS CONTAMINATION MEASURES TO ADDRESS PIT OVERFLOW PROBLEMS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. IN ADDI- TION, EPA INITIALLY ISSUED TWO PROPOSED PLANS ON JUL. 13, 1992, ONE FOR AN INTERIM ACTION TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE THREATS AND THE OTHER TO ADDRESS LONG-TERM ACTION. THE LONG-TERM PLANT, REFERRED TO AS T

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