# ELLISTON, L. THOMAS AND RUTH
> **Judicial** · FY1993 · — · Source Agrees
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `44758`
- **Case Number:** 07-1993-0302
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Source Agrees
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AM AX, INC. (complaint)
- ASARCO (complaint)
- BLUE TEE CORPORATION (complaint)
- BROWN & ROOT (complaint)
- CONNOR INVESTMENT (complaint)
- DU PONT (complaint)
- EAGLE-PICHER (complaint)
- ELJER MANUFACTURING (complaint)
- FSN (complaint)
- GOLD FIELDS AMERICAN MINING (complaint)
- N.L. INDUSTRIES (complaint)
- PARAMOUNT COMMUNICATIONS (complaint)
- ST. JOE MINERALS (complaint)
- SUN CORPORATION (complaint)
- USX CORPORATION (complaint)
## Summary

THIS WAS A REFERRAL TO DOJ FOR ASSISTANCE IN OBTINING ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR SAMPLING FOR FI/FS.  SITE IS THE     JASPER COUNTY SUPERFUND SITE LOCATED NEAR JOPLIN, MISSOURI.  IT IS AN ABANDONED LEAD/ZINC MINING DISTRICT.                ONE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. & MRS. ELLISTON, WOULD NOT ALLOW     ACCESS FOR SAMPLING.  WE REPEATLY ASKED FOR VOLUNTARY        PERMISSION, HOWEVER, THE OWNERS ADAMANTLY REFUSED.  WE FIRST SOUGHT ACCESS IN SEPTEMBER 1991. SO, WE OBTAINED A WARRANT   FOR ACCESS TO SAMPLE.  THE WARRANT WAS PERSONNALY DELIVERED  TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ON APRIL 14, 1993 AND SAMPLING WAS     COMPLETE BY APRIL 16, 1993.                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT REGIONAL ATTORNEY.

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