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NEV-TEX GROUP, INC. AND WAYNE ANDRE MC MINIMENT - ROCKWOOL

Administrative - Formal · FY2000 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 40010

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Case Number
06-2000-0388
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
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Summary

1. SECTION 104(E) OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RE- SPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9604(E). 2. ROCKWOOL INDUSTRIES, INC. SUPERFUND SITE 1741 TAYLOR'S VALLEY ROAD BELTON, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS 76513 RESPONDENTS: WAYNE ANDRE MC MINIMENT, PRESIDENT NEV-TEX GROUP, INC. 3. THE SITE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE EAST OF BEL- TON, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS., AND CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 98 ACRES OF LAND EAST OF I-35 BETWEEN THE LEON RIVER AND NOLAN CREEK. SOIL SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM THE SITE IN THE COURSE OF ATRNCC SITE INVESTIGATION SHOWED ELEVATED CON- CENTRATIONS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. SURFACE WATER FLOWS THREATEN TO CAUSE THESE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES TO MIGRATE FROM THE SITE. EPA HAS BEGUN A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY STUDY (RI/FS) TO DETERMINE THE FULL EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION AT THE SITE AND STUDY ALTERNATIVES FOR AD- DRESSING THE CONTAMINATION. TO COMPLETE THE RI/FS, EPA REQUIRES ACCESS TO THE SITE TO COLLECT SOIL AND WATER SAMPLES AND OTHERWISE INVESTIGATE THE EXTENT OF CONTAMIN- ATION. RESPONDENTS HAVE DENIED EPA ACCESS TO THIS SITE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 104(E) OF CERCLA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE WITH REQUEST FO

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