# WESTERN PROCESSING
> **Judicial** · FY1993 · — · Litigated No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `54839`
- **Case Number:** 10-1993-0240
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- A & A ANDERSON TANK SERVICE LTD
- ACE GALVANIZING
- ACME INTER-CITY FREIGHT LINES
- AIRO SERVICES, INC.
- ALASKAN COOPER WORKS
- ALCAN CANADA PRODUCTS LIMITED
- AMALGAMATED SERVICES, INC.
- AMERICAN BOILER WORKS, INC.
- AMERICAN CAN CO.
- AMERICAN TAR CO.
- AMFAC FLUID POWER
- ART BRASS PLATING INC.
- ASKO PROCESSING INC.
- AT&T TECHNOLOGIES INC. (WESTERN ELEC CO)
- ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO (ARCO)
- AVTECH CORP.
- BARTHELL CO
- BAYLINER MARINE CORP.
- BELLEVUE SCHOOL DIST #405
- BEMIS CO., INC.
- BILL PEWITT (WILLIAM PEWITT)
- BOEING
- BORDEN CHEMICAL
- BORG-WARNER CORP.
- BUYKEN INDUSTRIES
- CALGON CORP.
- CAM INDUSTRIES INC.
- CANADIAN FOREST PRODUCTS LTD.
- CANRON INC.
- CASCADE CHEMICAL CO.
- CASCADE PLATING & MACHINE, INC.
- CASCADE POLE CO, DBA MCFARLAND CASCADE
- CHEMCENTRAL/SEATTLE
- CHEMITHON CORP
- CIRCUIT SERVICES, INC.
- COLOR TECH INC.
- COLUMBIA PAINT CO.
- CONTAINER CORP. OF AMERICA
- CROSBY & OVERTON, INC.
- DATA I/O CORP.
- DOW CHEMICAL CO.
- DRESSER INDUSTRIES (MAGCOBAR DRESSER)
- ECONOMICS LABORATORY, INC.
- ELECTRO TECH INDUSTRIES, INC. (SYNTIX)
- EMF CORP.
- FARSTER CONSTRUCTION INC.
- FEDERAL TRANSFER CO., INC.
- FENTRON BUILDING PRODUCTS (CITRON)
- FINISHING UNLIMITED INC.
- FLOW INDUSTRIES INC. (FLOW RESEARCH)
## Summary

THE CITY OF KENT POSTED A  STOP WORK  ORDER IN CONNECTION    WITH THE DREDGING OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS IN MILL CREEK.   THE BASIS FOR THE  STOP WORK  WAS THAT EPA FAILED TO OBTAIN  A NECESSARY PERMIT FROM THE CITY.  THE PRPS STOPPED THE      WORK.  EPA DIRECTED THE PRPS TO RECOMMENCE WORK WHEN IT      DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR  ON-SITE CLEANUP ACTIVITIES.  THEREFORE, THE  STOP WORK       ORDER WAS WITHOUT LEGAL EFFECT OR VALIDITY.  EPA ALSO FILED  A MOTION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT COURT   IN WHICH THE RD/RA CONSENT DECREE HAD BEEN ENTERED.  THE     MOTION REQUESTED A JUDICIAL DETERMINATION THAT A PERMIT FROM THE CITY WAS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE ON-SITE CLEANUP WORK.     THE COURT GRANTED EPA'S MOTION.  THE DREDGING OF CONTAMIN-   ATED SEDIMENTS WAS PERFORMED.

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