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Page 1: COMPLAINT IN MATTER OF BEN-MONT CORP. (RECEIPT FOR ... · II . or baa handled wybat.ancea ahall, upon requeat ot any . I . officer, employee, or repreaentat.lvt of t.bt Prtalclent,

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lncloood pla11e Und en Malftlatratlva eoapllanca order and uaea-nt of PenalUa1 la1ued purauant to looUon JODI of0 the 1aoource COnllryen1tlon 1nd aeoovery Act IICMI U ucc 16f21 loll order and AIIIO-nt lo baled on vlolatlonl Of locUon 3007 of RellA end loctlon 104 of CIRCIAmiddot lpeoUlcally the vlolltlonl concern your faUure to reopond tullY to I bull 1

~r~middot~r~t~~r4~~t~~middotted~~l~~th ln tbl eneloood Plndlbull and Ordar

You ahoU14 refor to tho attached conoolldated a1e1 of traetioe bullo cra Pert 22 to 4ateniM tba optlonl abullaUabla to you ln n1pondli1 to thll aotlon tleaH bl edYloed tbat tbaH optionl laclalda an opportunity to requaat a Marinibull rurthar Bather or aot J0 eboOM to reca-bullt a beariftt you aay k aft illlforaal confaranca to 4iaclolAI thil utter witb IPA raprantathaa

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lhould you dealre an info~al conference aa diacuaMd atMwe or if you have any qveatlona pleabullbull contact Charlaa liftl aft attorney ln our OfUoa of Mglonal CDunoal at (f17)22)-4U5

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~r(bull nUl 1 Bo-n Diraotor ata _nt Dhillon

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UNITED STATES HVUOHKENTAL PROTECTIOII AGENCY

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JN rilE HATTER OF

Docht Mo BlbulllDUlenbullMont Corporation

COMPLAINT 3008 of the bulleource Proeeeding under lection

eonaervation and lecovery

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ll COMPLAINT

il 711la OOQplalnt la fUod purauant to lacUon 3008 of

I the 1e110urcbull conaarvatlon aftd Recovery Aet ( bullacMbull)I

U UIC Utz8 CCilplalnant la tho lonol UlnlatratorII ji United 8tatea EnviroftMntal Protection Ateney tbullcrAbull) II btiOn 1 Reapondent il len-Mont COrporation I lifiiiiOhUshy

tmiddotI IIttl Corporation organilad for tha purpoat of acbull

quirintJ the aaaatl and COfttiftUiftl the buliuaa of a

York corporation of the naM which vaa 1

wholly-owned aubeidilf) of Avco corporation bullbullpontnt

ia in pcMaaaaion of the operatin9 recorda of iu predeceaaor lteapondent 1e hanby notified of the ~etionll Adllinlatratorbulla

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II datalnaUon that apondant hoa bulllolatad laotlon

3007 Of RCM U UIC tltZ7

FINDINGS

1 latveen 1956 and 1910 M-lolva Jac operated a

facUlty in North Dllrtaouth ltaeeachueette where it

eft911Jed in the reclaQtion of vaete materialbull which included

huordouo vootu wlthln tho doflnltlon ln loctlon 100415)

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vlthln tho cleflnltion ln BecUon 101(14) of CIRCLII

U UICo St601(14) rhe nc1out1on proceoooo lnc1ucled

atorage treatMnt and diapoaal bullbull thobullbull tlt81 are uae4 in

Bectlon 101133) (34) ond (3) of acRA 4Z UIC fl6t03CU)

(34) ond (3) ~

2 bull hi bulk of chnicala VIIIamp tllftampportci to and atOIId

at the alta in barrala prior to beint ccaift9led for

diatlllation StoiIIJamp of tha chnicala vaa on open

-cnu podo 0amp dlroctly on the tiOilnd Rtoldlloo hOIII

the diatlllatlon tower were dilpollil4 of in four unlined

lafiOObull an-aite contaalnated cooling watar froa the

diatUlatlon towr waa diachartee to a amphallow latoon 11110

located on tha aite

3 Waataa vera aant to -aolw frca tha n-llont facUlty

including waeta eolventa aMI peiftt waataa

4 Aa a reault Of thall actlvitlea haaa~oua veete

conta111inatlon hal occurred at tha alte 7Cia 011Jiftlc

ccpounda lncludlnt aolvanta lnortanlc copounda an4

Htala have bean found at the alta eatlnt iftdlcatbullbull

that the trOUIdwatar beneath the alte ia contaa1nate1

with volatile ortanic cbullpouftda PCBa aftd tala

lydrot~o1otlc atudloo lndlcoto thet tho off-o1to bullltrotlon

of contabulllnanta poebullbull an tbulllnent threat to local drintint

water auppUea

s ~toratbullbull traataant tranaportat1on diapoaal and

handling vract1caa at the M-lolva a1tbull have reaultecJ

in actual and threatened 1bull1bullbullbullbullbull of basardoua aubatatuea

and haaaldoua waatla into tha envlrOIMnt which aay

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praaant an lbulllnant and aa~batantlal aftdantarMnt to

haalthr valfa~bull or the environMnt

middot ln aft effort to negotiate olaan-up raaponaibUitlaa

with potentially liable paru and to gatbu an

iforaation baaa to aupport auch lnjunctlwa aquitabla

or other relief bullbull wo11ldi be ftacaaaary or appropriate

in tha bullbullant that raaponaibla partlaa cUd aot yndartaka

all oecaanry laaedial action IPA la Mekll9 infoiMtion

rca potentially naponalble partloa -bullnnlng tba 1-bull

of waata nnt to the alta ftla partiaa vera ldantU1e4

fro neolda obtained fro Mbullampolwa lftCbull

7 lactlan 3007 of aCJtA U uac IU27 FOYldaa lni~

part tbatbull

bull ror purpoHa of bullbullbull anforclftt tba pralalona of

tbia title any peraon who vanarataa atoraa

traata tranaporta cUapoua of or otberwiaa bandlaa

or hal handled haaaldOll vaata aballr upon nqHat of anY

offlnr -ploy or rapraaanUtlwa of the lnwirontal

Protection Atency duly deaituted by the Adainlatntor bullbullbull

furnlah lnfoiMtlon relatlft9 to aueh tMatea bullbullbullbull bull

1 uan lD41el of CDCLA 42 uaca INOUe) pldebullbull

in pert that bull

bull ror parpoaea of aaalatlftl in deteNlftint the fteed for mbullpo

to a nleaae unde-r thia title Or enforOift9 the piOflalona

of tbia title afty per1on who atorea treata Ol dlapoaea

of or where neceary to aaoertain feota DOt bullbullaUable

at the facUlty where IUCb baaardOUI IUbltlftOII ltl

located who tenelatbullbullbull tranaporta or otbervlae bandlea

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I officer employee or repreaentatlvt of tbt Prtalclent

d1aly datlgnated ~Y the Preaident or 11pon requeat of

any 4haly dta1vnate4 officer eaployae or reprtHntatlva

of a ltete where appropriate fLtrnlah inforaation

relating middotto euch aubatancea bullbullbull bull bull

t With ltapect to acaA the inforutlon nq~oaeata were

for tho purpooo of onforci119 tho provieiooo of RCM 17003

n uac 16t7l in tbat tho intonation rqyted woo

naceaaary to identify tha total volUMi of doebullente4 ablenta

of vaatea to tht -101yen1 alta by partite froe wboll IPA

aay Hlk injunctive or otbtr eqyitablt relief pacmiddota~~ant to

that aectlon and to wboa ZPA aay iaaut allainlaumiddotatlbullbull

ordtrl puravant to that aectlon

10 llith roopoot to ClllCLl tho intonation roqbullooto

wore for tbO pvrpooo of iaploHntill9 CIRCLl f104(o) (1)

U UIC SN04(o)(l) oythorioill9 tbO Proai4ont to

bullarrantbull for tbt ltoyen11 of aMI prowidt for rSial

action relatint tobullbullbull baaar4oua albatance(a) bullbull unlbullbullbullmiddot I tbe PteaicJent cJetentnea that aucb rbullbullbullal and r-cJlal

aatl will bo 4ono ~rly by tho -r or operator

I of tbe bullbullbullbullbull1 ot facility frc wblcb tbe relbullbullbullbull Ot

tbreat of relbullbullbullbull natbullbull or by any otber reaponalble

party bull ltte inforaation wabull neecJecJ to aaa11t ampPA ln

protoctl119 public hool th an4 wolfaro and tbo oadro-nt

at tho 118-lolvo oito by onoblin9 it to tako approprioto

enforcbullent action

11 ltte tecordbull obtained froa bbulllolve Jnc could

not bO oonoi4ered -loto witbobullt oaaainotiOII of tho

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racordl of coapaniea lctantlfiad bullbull aourcbullbull of vaata in

order to datanlna the total foluaa of docbullantad lhisaenta

of vaota to tba alta

u Purouont to CIRCLA ll04Cal u uac lt604Cal

ItA MIJlon 1 bJ aarUUad latter doted IIIJ M ltU

r~oaoted that raopondlnt fornlah ItA wltb all naorda

in raepoa4ent 1I po1HIIion regaJdlnt ballldoYI IYbiUftCII

aa defined bJ CIRCLA 1101 U UIC IKOl Hnt bJ

raepondant to the -lolbullbull lite

u Purauont to JCRA 11007 U uIC 16921 tho abovoshy

ntloned latter oleo raqoted tbat ro-ndant f rnlab

ItA wltbln tblrtJ daJ of raaolpt of Hld lottar wlth

bullmiddot anJ lnfonaUon and ooploo of all bull-rdbull nlatlnt to Imiddot bullI hnardoua waotea tenarated bJ napondant and tranoported

I to atorad treated cUapoeedl of or otbeniH bandled

at the -lolYI facUlty or any other baurctoue waetea middotI

truepolt- tOr or etoNd treated diepoeed of or

otbanlH handled bJ raepondlnt at tho M-loho faollltJ bullI j u A rotrn naalpt lndloatoa tbot len--t I rocohed tblo latter on Jonbull 2 uu

U fllo doedllna for fornloblnt lnfonaUon to EPA waa

tended orolly bJ ItA ot 1 -Unt of all -aarnod

ruae bald on 14 ltll ftil new deadline bullbullbull

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bull30 dayl fro noelpt of raquaet latter or hlJ lr

uu whlabavar la later bull

lt 11itb ltllpect to apondent tbia oral bullbullteneion on

Juno u UU aotabllahod a daedllno dato of JolJ 2 UU

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11 EPA Unda that the preaent len-Mont la eoftductln9 the

aa111e bulinbullbullbull bullbull the previoua Ben-Mont and 11 raaponalblt

bullbull a continuation of the previoua buainaaa for cUacloaing

purauent to RCRA 13007 any recorda of the pravloua butinaaa

in ita poaaeaaion hich are covered by the requeat in

ltAa May 21 letter

11 len-IIOnt hoo foiled to ecaply wlth the deadllno

for furnillhint 1 ccaplete reaponM to the r~uaated lnfon~atl

ihlo loa vlolotlon of RCIUI noo7 n uac snn

19 Ttt lequirtd notice to the atate of thil Otdar haa

boon glvon on Auguot Jl ltU

1 laaod on tho forotOlllll flndlIIIObull lloopondent lenshy

Mont lo horoby OIIDIIEtgt to roopond ln full to the

infomation tetUIIt~ purauant to hctiOft 3007 ofmiddot atRA

42 o1c 11927 in ZPAa letter of May 26 ltll)

wlthln flYbull (51 doyo of roeolpt of thlo Cplalnt

hia infomation requeat 11 not aubjtct to the approtal

reqtlinaenta of the Paperwork bducUon Act of 1910 44

uac tUOl ibull

2 leapondtnt len-Mont ahall aubllit the aboyenbull

reqvlred 1nton~et1on toa

Merrill 1 lohbullen Director Waate neement Dlviaion U1 lnvlronaefttll Protection ~eftcy John r bullbullnnody Poltlorol aulldlng - UOl loaton Maaaachuaetta 0220) Attnbull IteM Capliance Clerk

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3 If Mopondont Mn-llont faUo to e-ly vlth

the requirementbull of thla order within the uae apecifled

loction 3008(a)(3) of RCJA JWOYldoo for tonhor

onforcaant ocUon ln fodoral dlotrlct cobullrt ln wblch

IPA bullbullY oook tho lapoolUon of addltlonal penal Uoo of

~o~p to f25000 for each day of COfttituaed Maoaapllanoe

bullmiddot Mapon4ent uy aaaert a buaiaeaa oonfidentlallty olala

corlft9 pelt or aU of tbO lnfonoatlon to bO o-lUed

purauant to tbla OEdtr in the aanMr deacrlbed by

40 cra uaoJCbl u Li JU07 _ 1 U761

InforaaUon covored by obullch o clola vlll bO dhclooed by

IPA only 0 the eatent 1 a64 by aeana of tbl prooe41uftl 1

oat forth in 40 cra Part 2 lllbpart 1 U ~middot 36904-JUll (Mptoabar 1 U76) If no aocb cloibull

accnioo tho inforaotlon vhon it lo rocoived ~ IPr

it aay bO aado anUoblo to tho pllbllc ~ IPr vitbobullt

fYrthtr notice to JelfODdtnt

5 ftlio Drdor oball - offoctivo ~latolY -middot

roeolpt by Mopon4ont

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d on the nature clrcuaauaeea eataat an4 travity

of tho abovo-cited violatlono a civll poulty in tho

ant of U50 a day for ovary day of --Uonco

11 hereby bullbullbullbullbullbullbulld ataiftlt aapoaamptent n-MOnt

for foUbullro to fbullllY roopond tc bullbullbullbullbull infcnoatlon

roqbulloot llllo penalty aboll contln to aacoabullloto

bullnUl tho doto of loopondont bulla -Uanoo with thh Drdor

Paltnt uy be aadt w a oaabitrbulla or oertUle4 oheck

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II I -middotshy I payable to tha Treaaurer ltlitad ltataa of Aaerica and I

foardtd too

Waata Managuant Dlviaion Ul llllvlronatntal PrOtaoUon A9tncy

glon 1 Jobn r Konntdy rtdoral auUdlng -middot 23U

loatonr Maaaacblllltta AttJu 18glDDtl laarlng Clerk

bulli i CIOTIIItn w 1011 A bullWIbull yp ny M Wl I At poovldtd by aoouon 3008 of RCJtA anll ln ac-dancoI t wltb S uec oponllent hat a rlgbt to raqoatt

a boadng on tht latut ralttd ln tho ~lalnt Any ouGh

baarint would be conducted in aaaordanca vltb the

conaol ida tad aula a of Practice ooarning Aabullbullbull-nt of0 Ptnalu bullo cra rart 22 a copy of wblch lt auaobad

to blt ~alnt

A r~tqaeat for a bearint Mat be tnoorporate4 in a

wrlttan anawar Ultd wltb tbt aglDfttl eaadng Clark

wltbln tblrty (SOl dtYt of racolpt of tho ~alnt In Ubullbull an~~Yer poedent MY OOfttaat aft) Mtarial fact

oontalntd ln tht Qllllgtlalnt or tho a-lat_ of

tht uoont of tho penalty It anawtr aball directly

adbulllt deny or aaplaln aacb of tha factual alletationa

oontalntd ln tho cplalnt and oball atatoo

1) tba cllabullatanaaa or artbullbullnta alle4 to aoeatituta

tha groanta of dafanaa 2) tho facta ant lattnllt to plaot at ltaooo and

0 l) whether a haarln9 la req~atttd

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Where pondent baa no knowlMitbull of a particular

tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

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Page 2: COMPLAINT IN MATTER OF BEN-MONT CORP. (RECEIPT FOR ... · II . or baa handled wybat.ancea ahall, upon requeat ot any . I . officer, employee, or repreaentat.lvt of t.bt Prtalclent,

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-azuu rnaldeftt -t Ogtrpgtratlon n-IIDftt AVIDshyMlftltono ft 05201

lao Dgtckat lo UmiddotlU3 Aillllnlltramptha COIIflllftCI ordar AaMant of naltiea aad bulltlca or Opportunity ror laarl

Dear lira

lncloood pla11e Und en Malftlatratlva eoapllanca order and uaea-nt of PenalUa1 la1ued purauant to looUon JODI of0 the 1aoource COnllryen1tlon 1nd aeoovery Act IICMI U ucc 16f21 loll order and AIIIO-nt lo baled on vlolatlonl Of locUon 3007 of RellA end loctlon 104 of CIRCIAmiddot lpeoUlcally the vlolltlonl concern your faUure to reopond tullY to I bull 1

~r~middot~r~t~~r4~~t~~middotted~~l~~th ln tbl eneloood Plndlbull and Ordar

You ahoU14 refor to tho attached conoolldated a1e1 of traetioe bullo cra Pert 22 to 4ateniM tba optlonl abullaUabla to you ln n1pondli1 to thll aotlon tleaH bl edYloed tbat tbaH optionl laclalda an opportunity to requaat a Marinibull rurthar Bather or aot J0 eboOM to reca-bullt a beariftt you aay k aft illlforaal confaranca to 4iaclolAI thil utter witb IPA raprantathaa

r~el~to~middot~mmiddot~~e~1omiddot~~1m ~~lt~ ~ll~~l~~nl~al~~~~ ~~~~~panaltiaa bullbullbullbullbullbullbull4 witholt fyrthar procaHiftga You Poald aliO be avara that any violation of tble 014ar uy reetalt ln ftartber enforceaent aCtion in federal 4iatrict oourt ln Rich both clbullU penaltiea an4 inllnCtive relief uy be eowht

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lhould you dealre an info~al conference aa diacuaMd atMwe or if you have any qveatlona pleabullbull contact Charlaa liftl aft attorney ln our OfUoa of Mglonal CDunoal at (f17)22)-4U5

liaoeraly

~r(bull nUl 1 Bo-n Diraotor ata _nt Dhillon

IDoloaure

ooamp tohft Olrlen I8QI Olfice of General COtmHl A11n aogaro rGe OfUoe IUYO Dallabrlala - IOetoft Garry -to- ~vUla -pltal

ate~wbull bullmiddot

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UNITED STATES HVUOHKENTAL PROTECTIOII AGENCY

glon J

JN rilE HATTER OF

Docht Mo BlbulllDUlenbullMont Corporation

COMPLAINT 3008 of the bulleource Proeeeding under lection

eonaervation and lecovery

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ll COMPLAINT

il 711la OOQplalnt la fUod purauant to lacUon 3008 of

I the 1e110urcbull conaarvatlon aftd Recovery Aet ( bullacMbull)I

U UIC Utz8 CCilplalnant la tho lonol UlnlatratorII ji United 8tatea EnviroftMntal Protection Ateney tbullcrAbull) II btiOn 1 Reapondent il len-Mont COrporation I lifiiiiOhUshy

tmiddotI IIttl Corporation organilad for tha purpoat of acbull

quirintJ the aaaatl and COfttiftUiftl the buliuaa of a

York corporation of the naM which vaa 1

wholly-owned aubeidilf) of Avco corporation bullbullpontnt

ia in pcMaaaaion of the operatin9 recorda of iu predeceaaor lteapondent 1e hanby notified of the ~etionll Adllinlatratorbulla

il

II datalnaUon that apondant hoa bulllolatad laotlon

3007 Of RCM U UIC tltZ7

FINDINGS

1 latveen 1956 and 1910 M-lolva Jac operated a

facUlty in North Dllrtaouth ltaeeachueette where it

eft911Jed in the reclaQtion of vaete materialbull which included

huordouo vootu wlthln tho doflnltlon ln loctlon 100415)

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vlthln tho cleflnltion ln BecUon 101(14) of CIRCLII

U UICo St601(14) rhe nc1out1on proceoooo lnc1ucled

atorage treatMnt and diapoaal bullbull thobullbull tlt81 are uae4 in

Bectlon 101133) (34) ond (3) of acRA 4Z UIC fl6t03CU)

(34) ond (3) ~

2 bull hi bulk of chnicala VIIIamp tllftampportci to and atOIId

at the alta in barrala prior to beint ccaift9led for

diatlllation StoiIIJamp of tha chnicala vaa on open

-cnu podo 0amp dlroctly on the tiOilnd Rtoldlloo hOIII

the diatlllatlon tower were dilpollil4 of in four unlined

lafiOObull an-aite contaalnated cooling watar froa the

diatUlatlon towr waa diachartee to a amphallow latoon 11110

located on tha aite

3 Waataa vera aant to -aolw frca tha n-llont facUlty

including waeta eolventa aMI peiftt waataa

4 Aa a reault Of thall actlvitlea haaa~oua veete

conta111inatlon hal occurred at tha alte 7Cia 011Jiftlc

ccpounda lncludlnt aolvanta lnortanlc copounda an4

Htala have bean found at the alta eatlnt iftdlcatbullbull

that the trOUIdwatar beneath the alte ia contaa1nate1

with volatile ortanic cbullpouftda PCBa aftd tala

lydrot~o1otlc atudloo lndlcoto thet tho off-o1to bullltrotlon

of contabulllnanta poebullbull an tbulllnent threat to local drintint

water auppUea

s ~toratbullbull traataant tranaportat1on diapoaal and

handling vract1caa at the M-lolva a1tbull have reaultecJ

in actual and threatened 1bull1bullbullbullbullbull of basardoua aubatatuea

and haaaldoua waatla into tha envlrOIMnt which aay

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praaant an lbulllnant and aa~batantlal aftdantarMnt to

haalthr valfa~bull or the environMnt

middot ln aft effort to negotiate olaan-up raaponaibUitlaa

with potentially liable paru and to gatbu an

iforaation baaa to aupport auch lnjunctlwa aquitabla

or other relief bullbull wo11ldi be ftacaaaary or appropriate

in tha bullbullant that raaponaibla partlaa cUd aot yndartaka

all oecaanry laaedial action IPA la Mekll9 infoiMtion

rca potentially naponalble partloa -bullnnlng tba 1-bull

of waata nnt to the alta ftla partiaa vera ldantU1e4

fro neolda obtained fro Mbullampolwa lftCbull

7 lactlan 3007 of aCJtA U uac IU27 FOYldaa lni~

part tbatbull

bull ror purpoHa of bullbullbull anforclftt tba pralalona of

tbia title any peraon who vanarataa atoraa

traata tranaporta cUapoua of or otberwiaa bandlaa

or hal handled haaaldOll vaata aballr upon nqHat of anY

offlnr -ploy or rapraaanUtlwa of the lnwirontal

Protection Atency duly deaituted by the Adainlatntor bullbullbull

furnlah lnfoiMtlon relatlft9 to aueh tMatea bullbullbullbull bull

1 uan lD41el of CDCLA 42 uaca INOUe) pldebullbull

in pert that bull

bull ror parpoaea of aaalatlftl in deteNlftint the fteed for mbullpo

to a nleaae unde-r thia title Or enforOift9 the piOflalona

of tbia title afty per1on who atorea treata Ol dlapoaea

of or where neceary to aaoertain feota DOt bullbullaUable

at the facUlty where IUCb baaardOUI IUbltlftOII ltl

located who tenelatbullbullbull tranaporta or otbervlae bandlea

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__ II or baa handled wybatancea ahall upon requeat ot any

I officer employee or repreaentatlvt of tbt Prtalclent

d1aly datlgnated ~Y the Preaident or 11pon requeat of

any 4haly dta1vnate4 officer eaployae or reprtHntatlva

of a ltete where appropriate fLtrnlah inforaation

relating middotto euch aubatancea bullbullbull bull bull

t With ltapect to acaA the inforutlon nq~oaeata were

for tho purpooo of onforci119 tho provieiooo of RCM 17003

n uac 16t7l in tbat tho intonation rqyted woo

naceaaary to identify tha total volUMi of doebullente4 ablenta

of vaatea to tht -101yen1 alta by partite froe wboll IPA

aay Hlk injunctive or otbtr eqyitablt relief pacmiddota~~ant to

that aectlon and to wboa ZPA aay iaaut allainlaumiddotatlbullbull

ordtrl puravant to that aectlon

10 llith roopoot to ClllCLl tho intonation roqbullooto

wore for tbO pvrpooo of iaploHntill9 CIRCLl f104(o) (1)

U UIC SN04(o)(l) oythorioill9 tbO Proai4ont to

bullarrantbull for tbt ltoyen11 of aMI prowidt for rSial

action relatint tobullbullbull baaar4oua albatance(a) bullbull unlbullbullbullmiddot I tbe PteaicJent cJetentnea that aucb rbullbullbullal and r-cJlal

aatl will bo 4ono ~rly by tho -r or operator

I of tbe bullbullbullbullbull1 ot facility frc wblcb tbe relbullbullbullbull Ot

tbreat of relbullbullbullbull natbullbull or by any otber reaponalble

party bull ltte inforaation wabull neecJecJ to aaa11t ampPA ln

protoctl119 public hool th an4 wolfaro and tbo oadro-nt

at tho 118-lolvo oito by onoblin9 it to tako approprioto

enforcbullent action

11 ltte tecordbull obtained froa bbulllolve Jnc could

not bO oonoi4ered -loto witbobullt oaaainotiOII of tho

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racordl of coapaniea lctantlfiad bullbull aourcbullbull of vaata in

order to datanlna the total foluaa of docbullantad lhisaenta

of vaota to tba alta

u Purouont to CIRCLA ll04Cal u uac lt604Cal

ItA MIJlon 1 bJ aarUUad latter doted IIIJ M ltU

r~oaoted that raopondlnt fornlah ItA wltb all naorda

in raepoa4ent 1I po1HIIion regaJdlnt ballldoYI IYbiUftCII

aa defined bJ CIRCLA 1101 U UIC IKOl Hnt bJ

raepondant to the -lolbullbull lite

u Purauont to JCRA 11007 U uIC 16921 tho abovoshy

ntloned latter oleo raqoted tbat ro-ndant f rnlab

ItA wltbln tblrtJ daJ of raaolpt of Hld lottar wlth

bullmiddot anJ lnfonaUon and ooploo of all bull-rdbull nlatlnt to Imiddot bullI hnardoua waotea tenarated bJ napondant and tranoported

I to atorad treated cUapoeedl of or otbeniH bandled

at the -lolYI facUlty or any other baurctoue waetea middotI

truepolt- tOr or etoNd treated diepoeed of or

otbanlH handled bJ raepondlnt at tho M-loho faollltJ bullI j u A rotrn naalpt lndloatoa tbot len--t I rocohed tblo latter on Jonbull 2 uu

U fllo doedllna for fornloblnt lnfonaUon to EPA waa

tended orolly bJ ItA ot 1 -Unt of all -aarnod

ruae bald on 14 ltll ftil new deadline bullbullbull

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bull30 dayl fro noelpt of raquaet latter or hlJ lr

uu whlabavar la later bull

lt 11itb ltllpect to apondent tbia oral bullbullteneion on

Juno u UU aotabllahod a daedllno dato of JolJ 2 UU

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aa111e bulinbullbullbull bullbull the previoua Ben-Mont and 11 raaponalblt

bullbull a continuation of the previoua buainaaa for cUacloaing

purauent to RCRA 13007 any recorda of the pravloua butinaaa

in ita poaaeaaion hich are covered by the requeat in

ltAa May 21 letter

11 len-IIOnt hoo foiled to ecaply wlth the deadllno

for furnillhint 1 ccaplete reaponM to the r~uaated lnfon~atl

ihlo loa vlolotlon of RCIUI noo7 n uac snn

19 Ttt lequirtd notice to the atate of thil Otdar haa

boon glvon on Auguot Jl ltU

1 laaod on tho forotOlllll flndlIIIObull lloopondent lenshy

Mont lo horoby OIIDIIEtgt to roopond ln full to the

infomation tetUIIt~ purauant to hctiOft 3007 ofmiddot atRA

42 o1c 11927 in ZPAa letter of May 26 ltll)

wlthln flYbull (51 doyo of roeolpt of thlo Cplalnt

hia infomation requeat 11 not aubjtct to the approtal

reqtlinaenta of the Paperwork bducUon Act of 1910 44

uac tUOl ibull

2 leapondtnt len-Mont ahall aubllit the aboyenbull

reqvlred 1nton~et1on toa

Merrill 1 lohbullen Director Waate neement Dlviaion U1 lnvlronaefttll Protection ~eftcy John r bullbullnnody Poltlorol aulldlng - UOl loaton Maaaachuaetta 0220) Attnbull IteM Capliance Clerk

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3 If Mopondont Mn-llont faUo to e-ly vlth

the requirementbull of thla order within the uae apecifled

loction 3008(a)(3) of RCJA JWOYldoo for tonhor

onforcaant ocUon ln fodoral dlotrlct cobullrt ln wblch

IPA bullbullY oook tho lapoolUon of addltlonal penal Uoo of

~o~p to f25000 for each day of COfttituaed Maoaapllanoe

bullmiddot Mapon4ent uy aaaert a buaiaeaa oonfidentlallty olala

corlft9 pelt or aU of tbO lnfonoatlon to bO o-lUed

purauant to tbla OEdtr in the aanMr deacrlbed by

40 cra uaoJCbl u Li JU07 _ 1 U761

InforaaUon covored by obullch o clola vlll bO dhclooed by

IPA only 0 the eatent 1 a64 by aeana of tbl prooe41uftl 1

oat forth in 40 cra Part 2 lllbpart 1 U ~middot 36904-JUll (Mptoabar 1 U76) If no aocb cloibull

accnioo tho inforaotlon vhon it lo rocoived ~ IPr

it aay bO aado anUoblo to tho pllbllc ~ IPr vitbobullt

fYrthtr notice to JelfODdtnt

5 ftlio Drdor oball - offoctivo ~latolY -middot

roeolpt by Mopon4ont

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d on the nature clrcuaauaeea eataat an4 travity

of tho abovo-cited violatlono a civll poulty in tho

ant of U50 a day for ovary day of --Uonco

11 hereby bullbullbullbullbullbullbulld ataiftlt aapoaamptent n-MOnt

for foUbullro to fbullllY roopond tc bullbullbullbullbull infcnoatlon

roqbulloot llllo penalty aboll contln to aacoabullloto

bullnUl tho doto of loopondont bulla -Uanoo with thh Drdor

Paltnt uy be aadt w a oaabitrbulla or oertUle4 oheck

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II I -middotshy I payable to tha Treaaurer ltlitad ltataa of Aaerica and I

foardtd too

Waata Managuant Dlviaion Ul llllvlronatntal PrOtaoUon A9tncy

glon 1 Jobn r Konntdy rtdoral auUdlng -middot 23U

loatonr Maaaacblllltta AttJu 18glDDtl laarlng Clerk

bulli i CIOTIIItn w 1011 A bullWIbull yp ny M Wl I At poovldtd by aoouon 3008 of RCJtA anll ln ac-dancoI t wltb S uec oponllent hat a rlgbt to raqoatt

a boadng on tht latut ralttd ln tho ~lalnt Any ouGh

baarint would be conducted in aaaordanca vltb the

conaol ida tad aula a of Practice ooarning Aabullbullbull-nt of0 Ptnalu bullo cra rart 22 a copy of wblch lt auaobad

to blt ~alnt

A r~tqaeat for a bearint Mat be tnoorporate4 in a

wrlttan anawar Ultd wltb tbt aglDfttl eaadng Clark

wltbln tblrty (SOl dtYt of racolpt of tho ~alnt In Ubullbull an~~Yer poedent MY OOfttaat aft) Mtarial fact

oontalntd ln tht Qllllgtlalnt or tho a-lat_ of

tht uoont of tho penalty It anawtr aball directly

adbulllt deny or aaplaln aacb of tha factual alletationa

oontalntd ln tho cplalnt and oball atatoo

1) tba cllabullatanaaa or artbullbullnta alle4 to aoeatituta

tha groanta of dafanaa 2) tho facta ant lattnllt to plaot at ltaooo and

0 l) whether a haarln9 la req~atttd

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Where pondent baa no knowlMitbull of a particular

tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

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lhould you dealre an info~al conference aa diacuaMd atMwe or if you have any qveatlona pleabullbull contact Charlaa liftl aft attorney ln our OfUoa of Mglonal CDunoal at (f17)22)-4U5

liaoeraly

~r(bull nUl 1 Bo-n Diraotor ata _nt Dhillon

IDoloaure

ooamp tohft Olrlen I8QI Olfice of General COtmHl A11n aogaro rGe OfUoe IUYO Dallabrlala - IOetoft Garry -to- ~vUla -pltal

ate~wbull bullmiddot

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UNITED STATES HVUOHKENTAL PROTECTIOII AGENCY

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Docht Mo BlbulllDUlenbullMont Corporation

COMPLAINT 3008 of the bulleource Proeeeding under lection

eonaervation and lecovery

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ll COMPLAINT

il 711la OOQplalnt la fUod purauant to lacUon 3008 of

I the 1e110urcbull conaarvatlon aftd Recovery Aet ( bullacMbull)I

U UIC Utz8 CCilplalnant la tho lonol UlnlatratorII ji United 8tatea EnviroftMntal Protection Ateney tbullcrAbull) II btiOn 1 Reapondent il len-Mont COrporation I lifiiiiOhUshy

tmiddotI IIttl Corporation organilad for tha purpoat of acbull

quirintJ the aaaatl and COfttiftUiftl the buliuaa of a

York corporation of the naM which vaa 1

wholly-owned aubeidilf) of Avco corporation bullbullpontnt

ia in pcMaaaaion of the operatin9 recorda of iu predeceaaor lteapondent 1e hanby notified of the ~etionll Adllinlatratorbulla

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II datalnaUon that apondant hoa bulllolatad laotlon

3007 Of RCM U UIC tltZ7

FINDINGS

1 latveen 1956 and 1910 M-lolva Jac operated a

facUlty in North Dllrtaouth ltaeeachueette where it

eft911Jed in the reclaQtion of vaete materialbull which included

huordouo vootu wlthln tho doflnltlon ln loctlon 100415)

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-zshyof RCRA 42 oac 16903(5) an4 haaardoua aubatancaa

vlthln tho cleflnltion ln BecUon 101(14) of CIRCLII

U UICo St601(14) rhe nc1out1on proceoooo lnc1ucled

atorage treatMnt and diapoaal bullbull thobullbull tlt81 are uae4 in

Bectlon 101133) (34) ond (3) of acRA 4Z UIC fl6t03CU)

(34) ond (3) ~

2 bull hi bulk of chnicala VIIIamp tllftampportci to and atOIId

at the alta in barrala prior to beint ccaift9led for

diatlllation StoiIIJamp of tha chnicala vaa on open

-cnu podo 0amp dlroctly on the tiOilnd Rtoldlloo hOIII

the diatlllatlon tower were dilpollil4 of in four unlined

lafiOObull an-aite contaalnated cooling watar froa the

diatUlatlon towr waa diachartee to a amphallow latoon 11110

located on tha aite

3 Waataa vera aant to -aolw frca tha n-llont facUlty

including waeta eolventa aMI peiftt waataa

4 Aa a reault Of thall actlvitlea haaa~oua veete

conta111inatlon hal occurred at tha alte 7Cia 011Jiftlc

ccpounda lncludlnt aolvanta lnortanlc copounda an4

Htala have bean found at the alta eatlnt iftdlcatbullbull

that the trOUIdwatar beneath the alte ia contaa1nate1

with volatile ortanic cbullpouftda PCBa aftd tala

lydrot~o1otlc atudloo lndlcoto thet tho off-o1to bullltrotlon

of contabulllnanta poebullbull an tbulllnent threat to local drintint

water auppUea

s ~toratbullbull traataant tranaportat1on diapoaal and

handling vract1caa at the M-lolva a1tbull have reaultecJ

in actual and threatened 1bull1bullbullbullbullbull of basardoua aubatatuea

and haaaldoua waatla into tha envlrOIMnt which aay

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rbull~ ~1r11 rrlImiddotI

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praaant an lbulllnant and aa~batantlal aftdantarMnt to

haalthr valfa~bull or the environMnt

middot ln aft effort to negotiate olaan-up raaponaibUitlaa

with potentially liable paru and to gatbu an

iforaation baaa to aupport auch lnjunctlwa aquitabla

or other relief bullbull wo11ldi be ftacaaaary or appropriate

in tha bullbullant that raaponaibla partlaa cUd aot yndartaka

all oecaanry laaedial action IPA la Mekll9 infoiMtion

rca potentially naponalble partloa -bullnnlng tba 1-bull

of waata nnt to the alta ftla partiaa vera ldantU1e4

fro neolda obtained fro Mbullampolwa lftCbull

7 lactlan 3007 of aCJtA U uac IU27 FOYldaa lni~

part tbatbull

bull ror purpoHa of bullbullbull anforclftt tba pralalona of

tbia title any peraon who vanarataa atoraa

traata tranaporta cUapoua of or otberwiaa bandlaa

or hal handled haaaldOll vaata aballr upon nqHat of anY

offlnr -ploy or rapraaanUtlwa of the lnwirontal

Protection Atency duly deaituted by the Adainlatntor bullbullbull

furnlah lnfoiMtlon relatlft9 to aueh tMatea bullbullbullbull bull

1 uan lD41el of CDCLA 42 uaca INOUe) pldebullbull

in pert that bull

bull ror parpoaea of aaalatlftl in deteNlftint the fteed for mbullpo

to a nleaae unde-r thia title Or enforOift9 the piOflalona

of tbia title afty per1on who atorea treata Ol dlapoaea

of or where neceary to aaoertain feota DOt bullbullaUable

at the facUlty where IUCb baaardOUI IUbltlftOII ltl

located who tenelatbullbullbull tranaporta or otbervlae bandlea

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__ II or baa handled wybatancea ahall upon requeat ot any

I officer employee or repreaentatlvt of tbt Prtalclent

d1aly datlgnated ~Y the Preaident or 11pon requeat of

any 4haly dta1vnate4 officer eaployae or reprtHntatlva

of a ltete where appropriate fLtrnlah inforaation

relating middotto euch aubatancea bullbullbull bull bull

t With ltapect to acaA the inforutlon nq~oaeata were

for tho purpooo of onforci119 tho provieiooo of RCM 17003

n uac 16t7l in tbat tho intonation rqyted woo

naceaaary to identify tha total volUMi of doebullente4 ablenta

of vaatea to tht -101yen1 alta by partite froe wboll IPA

aay Hlk injunctive or otbtr eqyitablt relief pacmiddota~~ant to

that aectlon and to wboa ZPA aay iaaut allainlaumiddotatlbullbull

ordtrl puravant to that aectlon

10 llith roopoot to ClllCLl tho intonation roqbullooto

wore for tbO pvrpooo of iaploHntill9 CIRCLl f104(o) (1)

U UIC SN04(o)(l) oythorioill9 tbO Proai4ont to

bullarrantbull for tbt ltoyen11 of aMI prowidt for rSial

action relatint tobullbullbull baaar4oua albatance(a) bullbull unlbullbullbullmiddot I tbe PteaicJent cJetentnea that aucb rbullbullbullal and r-cJlal

aatl will bo 4ono ~rly by tho -r or operator

I of tbe bullbullbullbullbull1 ot facility frc wblcb tbe relbullbullbullbull Ot

tbreat of relbullbullbullbull natbullbull or by any otber reaponalble

party bull ltte inforaation wabull neecJecJ to aaa11t ampPA ln

protoctl119 public hool th an4 wolfaro and tbo oadro-nt

at tho 118-lolvo oito by onoblin9 it to tako approprioto

enforcbullent action

11 ltte tecordbull obtained froa bbulllolve Jnc could

not bO oonoi4ered -loto witbobullt oaaainotiOII of tho

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racordl of coapaniea lctantlfiad bullbull aourcbullbull of vaata in

order to datanlna the total foluaa of docbullantad lhisaenta

of vaota to tba alta

u Purouont to CIRCLA ll04Cal u uac lt604Cal

ItA MIJlon 1 bJ aarUUad latter doted IIIJ M ltU

r~oaoted that raopondlnt fornlah ItA wltb all naorda

in raepoa4ent 1I po1HIIion regaJdlnt ballldoYI IYbiUftCII

aa defined bJ CIRCLA 1101 U UIC IKOl Hnt bJ

raepondant to the -lolbullbull lite

u Purauont to JCRA 11007 U uIC 16921 tho abovoshy

ntloned latter oleo raqoted tbat ro-ndant f rnlab

ItA wltbln tblrtJ daJ of raaolpt of Hld lottar wlth

bullmiddot anJ lnfonaUon and ooploo of all bull-rdbull nlatlnt to Imiddot bullI hnardoua waotea tenarated bJ napondant and tranoported

I to atorad treated cUapoeedl of or otbeniH bandled

at the -lolYI facUlty or any other baurctoue waetea middotI

truepolt- tOr or etoNd treated diepoeed of or

otbanlH handled bJ raepondlnt at tho M-loho faollltJ bullI j u A rotrn naalpt lndloatoa tbot len--t I rocohed tblo latter on Jonbull 2 uu

U fllo doedllna for fornloblnt lnfonaUon to EPA waa

tended orolly bJ ItA ot 1 -Unt of all -aarnod

ruae bald on 14 ltll ftil new deadline bullbullbull

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bull30 dayl fro noelpt of raquaet latter or hlJ lr

uu whlabavar la later bull

lt 11itb ltllpect to apondent tbia oral bullbullteneion on

Juno u UU aotabllahod a daedllno dato of JolJ 2 UU

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Jill rbull -1I

1n1middot

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aa111e bulinbullbullbull bullbull the previoua Ben-Mont and 11 raaponalblt

bullbull a continuation of the previoua buainaaa for cUacloaing

purauent to RCRA 13007 any recorda of the pravloua butinaaa

in ita poaaeaaion hich are covered by the requeat in

ltAa May 21 letter

11 len-IIOnt hoo foiled to ecaply wlth the deadllno

for furnillhint 1 ccaplete reaponM to the r~uaated lnfon~atl

ihlo loa vlolotlon of RCIUI noo7 n uac snn

19 Ttt lequirtd notice to the atate of thil Otdar haa

boon glvon on Auguot Jl ltU

1 laaod on tho forotOlllll flndlIIIObull lloopondent lenshy

Mont lo horoby OIIDIIEtgt to roopond ln full to the

infomation tetUIIt~ purauant to hctiOft 3007 ofmiddot atRA

42 o1c 11927 in ZPAa letter of May 26 ltll)

wlthln flYbull (51 doyo of roeolpt of thlo Cplalnt

hia infomation requeat 11 not aubjtct to the approtal

reqtlinaenta of the Paperwork bducUon Act of 1910 44

uac tUOl ibull

2 leapondtnt len-Mont ahall aubllit the aboyenbull

reqvlred 1nton~et1on toa

Merrill 1 lohbullen Director Waate neement Dlviaion U1 lnvlronaefttll Protection ~eftcy John r bullbullnnody Poltlorol aulldlng - UOl loaton Maaaachuaetta 0220) Attnbull IteM Capliance Clerk

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3 If Mopondont Mn-llont faUo to e-ly vlth

the requirementbull of thla order within the uae apecifled

loction 3008(a)(3) of RCJA JWOYldoo for tonhor

onforcaant ocUon ln fodoral dlotrlct cobullrt ln wblch

IPA bullbullY oook tho lapoolUon of addltlonal penal Uoo of

~o~p to f25000 for each day of COfttituaed Maoaapllanoe

bullmiddot Mapon4ent uy aaaert a buaiaeaa oonfidentlallty olala

corlft9 pelt or aU of tbO lnfonoatlon to bO o-lUed

purauant to tbla OEdtr in the aanMr deacrlbed by

40 cra uaoJCbl u Li JU07 _ 1 U761

InforaaUon covored by obullch o clola vlll bO dhclooed by

IPA only 0 the eatent 1 a64 by aeana of tbl prooe41uftl 1

oat forth in 40 cra Part 2 lllbpart 1 U ~middot 36904-JUll (Mptoabar 1 U76) If no aocb cloibull

accnioo tho inforaotlon vhon it lo rocoived ~ IPr

it aay bO aado anUoblo to tho pllbllc ~ IPr vitbobullt

fYrthtr notice to JelfODdtnt

5 ftlio Drdor oball - offoctivo ~latolY -middot

roeolpt by Mopon4ont

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d on the nature clrcuaauaeea eataat an4 travity

of tho abovo-cited violatlono a civll poulty in tho

ant of U50 a day for ovary day of --Uonco

11 hereby bullbullbullbullbullbullbulld ataiftlt aapoaamptent n-MOnt

for foUbullro to fbullllY roopond tc bullbullbullbullbull infcnoatlon

roqbulloot llllo penalty aboll contln to aacoabullloto

bullnUl tho doto of loopondont bulla -Uanoo with thh Drdor

Paltnt uy be aadt w a oaabitrbulla or oertUle4 oheck

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II I -middotshy I payable to tha Treaaurer ltlitad ltataa of Aaerica and I

foardtd too

Waata Managuant Dlviaion Ul llllvlronatntal PrOtaoUon A9tncy

glon 1 Jobn r Konntdy rtdoral auUdlng -middot 23U

loatonr Maaaacblllltta AttJu 18glDDtl laarlng Clerk

bulli i CIOTIIItn w 1011 A bullWIbull yp ny M Wl I At poovldtd by aoouon 3008 of RCJtA anll ln ac-dancoI t wltb S uec oponllent hat a rlgbt to raqoatt

a boadng on tht latut ralttd ln tho ~lalnt Any ouGh

baarint would be conducted in aaaordanca vltb the

conaol ida tad aula a of Practice ooarning Aabullbullbull-nt of0 Ptnalu bullo cra rart 22 a copy of wblch lt auaobad

to blt ~alnt

A r~tqaeat for a bearint Mat be tnoorporate4 in a

wrlttan anawar Ultd wltb tbt aglDfttl eaadng Clark

wltbln tblrty (SOl dtYt of racolpt of tho ~alnt In Ubullbull an~~Yer poedent MY OOfttaat aft) Mtarial fact

oontalntd ln tht Qllllgtlalnt or tho a-lat_ of

tht uoont of tho penalty It anawtr aball directly

adbulllt deny or aaplaln aacb of tha factual alletationa

oontalntd ln tho cplalnt and oball atatoo

1) tba cllabullatanaaa or artbullbullnta alle4 to aoeatituta

tha groanta of dafanaa 2) tho facta ant lattnllt to plaot at ltaooo and

0 l) whether a haarln9 la req~atttd

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Where pondent baa no knowlMitbull of a particular

tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

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UNITED STATES HVUOHKENTAL PROTECTIOII AGENCY

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JN rilE HATTER OF

Docht Mo BlbulllDUlenbullMont Corporation

COMPLAINT 3008 of the bulleource Proeeeding under lection

eonaervation and lecovery

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ll COMPLAINT

il 711la OOQplalnt la fUod purauant to lacUon 3008 of

I the 1e110urcbull conaarvatlon aftd Recovery Aet ( bullacMbull)I

U UIC Utz8 CCilplalnant la tho lonol UlnlatratorII ji United 8tatea EnviroftMntal Protection Ateney tbullcrAbull) II btiOn 1 Reapondent il len-Mont COrporation I lifiiiiOhUshy

tmiddotI IIttl Corporation organilad for tha purpoat of acbull

quirintJ the aaaatl and COfttiftUiftl the buliuaa of a

York corporation of the naM which vaa 1

wholly-owned aubeidilf) of Avco corporation bullbullpontnt

ia in pcMaaaaion of the operatin9 recorda of iu predeceaaor lteapondent 1e hanby notified of the ~etionll Adllinlatratorbulla

il

II datalnaUon that apondant hoa bulllolatad laotlon

3007 Of RCM U UIC tltZ7

FINDINGS

1 latveen 1956 and 1910 M-lolva Jac operated a

facUlty in North Dllrtaouth ltaeeachueette where it

eft911Jed in the reclaQtion of vaete materialbull which included

huordouo vootu wlthln tho doflnltlon ln loctlon 100415)

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vlthln tho cleflnltion ln BecUon 101(14) of CIRCLII

U UICo St601(14) rhe nc1out1on proceoooo lnc1ucled

atorage treatMnt and diapoaal bullbull thobullbull tlt81 are uae4 in

Bectlon 101133) (34) ond (3) of acRA 4Z UIC fl6t03CU)

(34) ond (3) ~

2 bull hi bulk of chnicala VIIIamp tllftampportci to and atOIId

at the alta in barrala prior to beint ccaift9led for

diatlllation StoiIIJamp of tha chnicala vaa on open

-cnu podo 0amp dlroctly on the tiOilnd Rtoldlloo hOIII

the diatlllatlon tower were dilpollil4 of in four unlined

lafiOObull an-aite contaalnated cooling watar froa the

diatUlatlon towr waa diachartee to a amphallow latoon 11110

located on tha aite

3 Waataa vera aant to -aolw frca tha n-llont facUlty

including waeta eolventa aMI peiftt waataa

4 Aa a reault Of thall actlvitlea haaa~oua veete

conta111inatlon hal occurred at tha alte 7Cia 011Jiftlc

ccpounda lncludlnt aolvanta lnortanlc copounda an4

Htala have bean found at the alta eatlnt iftdlcatbullbull

that the trOUIdwatar beneath the alte ia contaa1nate1

with volatile ortanic cbullpouftda PCBa aftd tala

lydrot~o1otlc atudloo lndlcoto thet tho off-o1to bullltrotlon

of contabulllnanta poebullbull an tbulllnent threat to local drintint

water auppUea

s ~toratbullbull traataant tranaportat1on diapoaal and

handling vract1caa at the M-lolva a1tbull have reaultecJ

in actual and threatened 1bull1bullbullbullbullbull of basardoua aubatatuea

and haaaldoua waatla into tha envlrOIMnt which aay

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praaant an lbulllnant and aa~batantlal aftdantarMnt to

haalthr valfa~bull or the environMnt

middot ln aft effort to negotiate olaan-up raaponaibUitlaa

with potentially liable paru and to gatbu an

iforaation baaa to aupport auch lnjunctlwa aquitabla

or other relief bullbull wo11ldi be ftacaaaary or appropriate

in tha bullbullant that raaponaibla partlaa cUd aot yndartaka

all oecaanry laaedial action IPA la Mekll9 infoiMtion

rca potentially naponalble partloa -bullnnlng tba 1-bull

of waata nnt to the alta ftla partiaa vera ldantU1e4

fro neolda obtained fro Mbullampolwa lftCbull

7 lactlan 3007 of aCJtA U uac IU27 FOYldaa lni~

part tbatbull

bull ror purpoHa of bullbullbull anforclftt tba pralalona of

tbia title any peraon who vanarataa atoraa

traata tranaporta cUapoua of or otberwiaa bandlaa

or hal handled haaaldOll vaata aballr upon nqHat of anY

offlnr -ploy or rapraaanUtlwa of the lnwirontal

Protection Atency duly deaituted by the Adainlatntor bullbullbull

furnlah lnfoiMtlon relatlft9 to aueh tMatea bullbullbullbull bull

1 uan lD41el of CDCLA 42 uaca INOUe) pldebullbull

in pert that bull

bull ror parpoaea of aaalatlftl in deteNlftint the fteed for mbullpo

to a nleaae unde-r thia title Or enforOift9 the piOflalona

of tbia title afty per1on who atorea treata Ol dlapoaea

of or where neceary to aaoertain feota DOt bullbullaUable

at the facUlty where IUCb baaardOUI IUbltlftOII ltl

located who tenelatbullbullbull tranaporta or otbervlae bandlea

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__ II or baa handled wybatancea ahall upon requeat ot any

I officer employee or repreaentatlvt of tbt Prtalclent

d1aly datlgnated ~Y the Preaident or 11pon requeat of

any 4haly dta1vnate4 officer eaployae or reprtHntatlva

of a ltete where appropriate fLtrnlah inforaation

relating middotto euch aubatancea bullbullbull bull bull

t With ltapect to acaA the inforutlon nq~oaeata were

for tho purpooo of onforci119 tho provieiooo of RCM 17003

n uac 16t7l in tbat tho intonation rqyted woo

naceaaary to identify tha total volUMi of doebullente4 ablenta

of vaatea to tht -101yen1 alta by partite froe wboll IPA

aay Hlk injunctive or otbtr eqyitablt relief pacmiddota~~ant to

that aectlon and to wboa ZPA aay iaaut allainlaumiddotatlbullbull

ordtrl puravant to that aectlon

10 llith roopoot to ClllCLl tho intonation roqbullooto

wore for tbO pvrpooo of iaploHntill9 CIRCLl f104(o) (1)

U UIC SN04(o)(l) oythorioill9 tbO Proai4ont to

bullarrantbull for tbt ltoyen11 of aMI prowidt for rSial

action relatint tobullbullbull baaar4oua albatance(a) bullbull unlbullbullbullmiddot I tbe PteaicJent cJetentnea that aucb rbullbullbullal and r-cJlal

aatl will bo 4ono ~rly by tho -r or operator

I of tbe bullbullbullbullbull1 ot facility frc wblcb tbe relbullbullbullbull Ot

tbreat of relbullbullbullbull natbullbull or by any otber reaponalble

party bull ltte inforaation wabull neecJecJ to aaa11t ampPA ln

protoctl119 public hool th an4 wolfaro and tbo oadro-nt

at tho 118-lolvo oito by onoblin9 it to tako approprioto

enforcbullent action

11 ltte tecordbull obtained froa bbulllolve Jnc could

not bO oonoi4ered -loto witbobullt oaaainotiOII of tho

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racordl of coapaniea lctantlfiad bullbull aourcbullbull of vaata in

order to datanlna the total foluaa of docbullantad lhisaenta

of vaota to tba alta

u Purouont to CIRCLA ll04Cal u uac lt604Cal

ItA MIJlon 1 bJ aarUUad latter doted IIIJ M ltU

r~oaoted that raopondlnt fornlah ItA wltb all naorda

in raepoa4ent 1I po1HIIion regaJdlnt ballldoYI IYbiUftCII

aa defined bJ CIRCLA 1101 U UIC IKOl Hnt bJ

raepondant to the -lolbullbull lite

u Purauont to JCRA 11007 U uIC 16921 tho abovoshy

ntloned latter oleo raqoted tbat ro-ndant f rnlab

ItA wltbln tblrtJ daJ of raaolpt of Hld lottar wlth

bullmiddot anJ lnfonaUon and ooploo of all bull-rdbull nlatlnt to Imiddot bullI hnardoua waotea tenarated bJ napondant and tranoported

I to atorad treated cUapoeedl of or otbeniH bandled

at the -lolYI facUlty or any other baurctoue waetea middotI

truepolt- tOr or etoNd treated diepoeed of or

otbanlH handled bJ raepondlnt at tho M-loho faollltJ bullI j u A rotrn naalpt lndloatoa tbot len--t I rocohed tblo latter on Jonbull 2 uu

U fllo doedllna for fornloblnt lnfonaUon to EPA waa

tended orolly bJ ItA ot 1 -Unt of all -aarnod

ruae bald on 14 ltll ftil new deadline bullbullbull

1

bull30 dayl fro noelpt of raquaet latter or hlJ lr

uu whlabavar la later bull

lt 11itb ltllpect to apondent tbia oral bullbullteneion on

Juno u UU aotabllahod a daedllno dato of JolJ 2 UU

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Jill rbull -1I

1n1middot

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11 EPA Unda that the preaent len-Mont la eoftductln9 the

aa111e bulinbullbullbull bullbull the previoua Ben-Mont and 11 raaponalblt

bullbull a continuation of the previoua buainaaa for cUacloaing

purauent to RCRA 13007 any recorda of the pravloua butinaaa

in ita poaaeaaion hich are covered by the requeat in

ltAa May 21 letter

11 len-IIOnt hoo foiled to ecaply wlth the deadllno

for furnillhint 1 ccaplete reaponM to the r~uaated lnfon~atl

ihlo loa vlolotlon of RCIUI noo7 n uac snn

19 Ttt lequirtd notice to the atate of thil Otdar haa

boon glvon on Auguot Jl ltU

1 laaod on tho forotOlllll flndlIIIObull lloopondent lenshy

Mont lo horoby OIIDIIEtgt to roopond ln full to the

infomation tetUIIt~ purauant to hctiOft 3007 ofmiddot atRA

42 o1c 11927 in ZPAa letter of May 26 ltll)

wlthln flYbull (51 doyo of roeolpt of thlo Cplalnt

hia infomation requeat 11 not aubjtct to the approtal

reqtlinaenta of the Paperwork bducUon Act of 1910 44

uac tUOl ibull

2 leapondtnt len-Mont ahall aubllit the aboyenbull

reqvlred 1nton~et1on toa

Merrill 1 lohbullen Director Waate neement Dlviaion U1 lnvlronaefttll Protection ~eftcy John r bullbullnnody Poltlorol aulldlng - UOl loaton Maaaachuaetta 0220) Attnbull IteM Capliance Clerk

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3 If Mopondont Mn-llont faUo to e-ly vlth

the requirementbull of thla order within the uae apecifled

loction 3008(a)(3) of RCJA JWOYldoo for tonhor

onforcaant ocUon ln fodoral dlotrlct cobullrt ln wblch

IPA bullbullY oook tho lapoolUon of addltlonal penal Uoo of

~o~p to f25000 for each day of COfttituaed Maoaapllanoe

bullmiddot Mapon4ent uy aaaert a buaiaeaa oonfidentlallty olala

corlft9 pelt or aU of tbO lnfonoatlon to bO o-lUed

purauant to tbla OEdtr in the aanMr deacrlbed by

40 cra uaoJCbl u Li JU07 _ 1 U761

InforaaUon covored by obullch o clola vlll bO dhclooed by

IPA only 0 the eatent 1 a64 by aeana of tbl prooe41uftl 1

oat forth in 40 cra Part 2 lllbpart 1 U ~middot 36904-JUll (Mptoabar 1 U76) If no aocb cloibull

accnioo tho inforaotlon vhon it lo rocoived ~ IPr

it aay bO aado anUoblo to tho pllbllc ~ IPr vitbobullt

fYrthtr notice to JelfODdtnt

5 ftlio Drdor oball - offoctivo ~latolY -middot

roeolpt by Mopon4ont

U1181111ft0FPPAirt1

d on the nature clrcuaauaeea eataat an4 travity

of tho abovo-cited violatlono a civll poulty in tho

ant of U50 a day for ovary day of --Uonco

11 hereby bullbullbullbullbullbullbulld ataiftlt aapoaamptent n-MOnt

for foUbullro to fbullllY roopond tc bullbullbullbullbull infcnoatlon

roqbulloot llllo penalty aboll contln to aacoabullloto

bullnUl tho doto of loopondont bulla -Uanoo with thh Drdor

Paltnt uy be aadt w a oaabitrbulla or oertUle4 oheck

II

II I -middotshy I payable to tha Treaaurer ltlitad ltataa of Aaerica and I

foardtd too

Waata Managuant Dlviaion Ul llllvlronatntal PrOtaoUon A9tncy

glon 1 Jobn r Konntdy rtdoral auUdlng -middot 23U

loatonr Maaaacblllltta AttJu 18glDDtl laarlng Clerk

bulli i CIOTIIItn w 1011 A bullWIbull yp ny M Wl I At poovldtd by aoouon 3008 of RCJtA anll ln ac-dancoI t wltb S uec oponllent hat a rlgbt to raqoatt

a boadng on tht latut ralttd ln tho ~lalnt Any ouGh

baarint would be conducted in aaaordanca vltb the

conaol ida tad aula a of Practice ooarning Aabullbullbull-nt of0 Ptnalu bullo cra rart 22 a copy of wblch lt auaobad

to blt ~alnt

A r~tqaeat for a bearint Mat be tnoorporate4 in a

wrlttan anawar Ultd wltb tbt aglDfttl eaadng Clark

wltbln tblrty (SOl dtYt of racolpt of tho ~alnt In Ubullbull an~~Yer poedent MY OOfttaat aft) Mtarial fact

oontalntd ln tht Qllllgtlalnt or tho a-lat_ of

tht uoont of tho penalty It anawtr aball directly

adbulllt deny or aaplaln aacb of tha factual alletationa

oontalntd ln tho cplalnt and oball atatoo

1) tba cllabullatanaaa or artbullbullnta alle4 to aoeatituta

tha groanta of dafanaa 2) tho facta ant lattnllt to plaot at ltaooo and

0 l) whether a haarln9 la req~atttd

I I I I

II II

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1 ~

I I

I0 Ibull

j

I Ijbull

Where pondent baa no knowlMitbull of a particular

tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

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-zshyof RCRA 42 oac 16903(5) an4 haaardoua aubatancaa

vlthln tho cleflnltion ln BecUon 101(14) of CIRCLII

U UICo St601(14) rhe nc1out1on proceoooo lnc1ucled

atorage treatMnt and diapoaal bullbull thobullbull tlt81 are uae4 in

Bectlon 101133) (34) ond (3) of acRA 4Z UIC fl6t03CU)

(34) ond (3) ~

2 bull hi bulk of chnicala VIIIamp tllftampportci to and atOIId

at the alta in barrala prior to beint ccaift9led for

diatlllation StoiIIJamp of tha chnicala vaa on open

-cnu podo 0amp dlroctly on the tiOilnd Rtoldlloo hOIII

the diatlllatlon tower were dilpollil4 of in four unlined

lafiOObull an-aite contaalnated cooling watar froa the

diatUlatlon towr waa diachartee to a amphallow latoon 11110

located on tha aite

3 Waataa vera aant to -aolw frca tha n-llont facUlty

including waeta eolventa aMI peiftt waataa

4 Aa a reault Of thall actlvitlea haaa~oua veete

conta111inatlon hal occurred at tha alte 7Cia 011Jiftlc

ccpounda lncludlnt aolvanta lnortanlc copounda an4

Htala have bean found at the alta eatlnt iftdlcatbullbull

that the trOUIdwatar beneath the alte ia contaa1nate1

with volatile ortanic cbullpouftda PCBa aftd tala

lydrot~o1otlc atudloo lndlcoto thet tho off-o1to bullltrotlon

of contabulllnanta poebullbull an tbulllnent threat to local drintint

water auppUea

s ~toratbullbull traataant tranaportat1on diapoaal and

handling vract1caa at the M-lolva a1tbull have reaultecJ

in actual and threatened 1bull1bullbullbullbullbull of basardoua aubatatuea

and haaaldoua waatla into tha envlrOIMnt which aay

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rbull~ ~1r11 rrlImiddotI

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praaant an lbulllnant and aa~batantlal aftdantarMnt to

haalthr valfa~bull or the environMnt

middot ln aft effort to negotiate olaan-up raaponaibUitlaa

with potentially liable paru and to gatbu an

iforaation baaa to aupport auch lnjunctlwa aquitabla

or other relief bullbull wo11ldi be ftacaaaary or appropriate

in tha bullbullant that raaponaibla partlaa cUd aot yndartaka

all oecaanry laaedial action IPA la Mekll9 infoiMtion

rca potentially naponalble partloa -bullnnlng tba 1-bull

of waata nnt to the alta ftla partiaa vera ldantU1e4

fro neolda obtained fro Mbullampolwa lftCbull

7 lactlan 3007 of aCJtA U uac IU27 FOYldaa lni~

part tbatbull

bull ror purpoHa of bullbullbull anforclftt tba pralalona of

tbia title any peraon who vanarataa atoraa

traata tranaporta cUapoua of or otberwiaa bandlaa

or hal handled haaaldOll vaata aballr upon nqHat of anY

offlnr -ploy or rapraaanUtlwa of the lnwirontal

Protection Atency duly deaituted by the Adainlatntor bullbullbull

furnlah lnfoiMtlon relatlft9 to aueh tMatea bullbullbullbull bull

1 uan lD41el of CDCLA 42 uaca INOUe) pldebullbull

in pert that bull

bull ror parpoaea of aaalatlftl in deteNlftint the fteed for mbullpo

to a nleaae unde-r thia title Or enforOift9 the piOflalona

of tbia title afty per1on who atorea treata Ol dlapoaea

of or where neceary to aaoertain feota DOt bullbullaUable

at the facUlty where IUCb baaardOUI IUbltlftOII ltl

located who tenelatbullbullbull tranaporta or otbervlae bandlea

I I I I

__ II or baa handled wybatancea ahall upon requeat ot any

I officer employee or repreaentatlvt of tbt Prtalclent

d1aly datlgnated ~Y the Preaident or 11pon requeat of

any 4haly dta1vnate4 officer eaployae or reprtHntatlva

of a ltete where appropriate fLtrnlah inforaation

relating middotto euch aubatancea bullbullbull bull bull

t With ltapect to acaA the inforutlon nq~oaeata were

for tho purpooo of onforci119 tho provieiooo of RCM 17003

n uac 16t7l in tbat tho intonation rqyted woo

naceaaary to identify tha total volUMi of doebullente4 ablenta

of vaatea to tht -101yen1 alta by partite froe wboll IPA

aay Hlk injunctive or otbtr eqyitablt relief pacmiddota~~ant to

that aectlon and to wboa ZPA aay iaaut allainlaumiddotatlbullbull

ordtrl puravant to that aectlon

10 llith roopoot to ClllCLl tho intonation roqbullooto

wore for tbO pvrpooo of iaploHntill9 CIRCLl f104(o) (1)

U UIC SN04(o)(l) oythorioill9 tbO Proai4ont to

bullarrantbull for tbt ltoyen11 of aMI prowidt for rSial

action relatint tobullbullbull baaar4oua albatance(a) bullbull unlbullbullbullmiddot I tbe PteaicJent cJetentnea that aucb rbullbullbullal and r-cJlal

aatl will bo 4ono ~rly by tho -r or operator

I of tbe bullbullbullbullbull1 ot facility frc wblcb tbe relbullbullbullbull Ot

tbreat of relbullbullbullbull natbullbull or by any otber reaponalble

party bull ltte inforaation wabull neecJecJ to aaa11t ampPA ln

protoctl119 public hool th an4 wolfaro and tbo oadro-nt

at tho 118-lolvo oito by onoblin9 it to tako approprioto

enforcbullent action

11 ltte tecordbull obtained froa bbulllolve Jnc could

not bO oonoi4ered -loto witbobullt oaaainotiOII of tho

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racordl of coapaniea lctantlfiad bullbull aourcbullbull of vaata in

order to datanlna the total foluaa of docbullantad lhisaenta

of vaota to tba alta

u Purouont to CIRCLA ll04Cal u uac lt604Cal

ItA MIJlon 1 bJ aarUUad latter doted IIIJ M ltU

r~oaoted that raopondlnt fornlah ItA wltb all naorda

in raepoa4ent 1I po1HIIion regaJdlnt ballldoYI IYbiUftCII

aa defined bJ CIRCLA 1101 U UIC IKOl Hnt bJ

raepondant to the -lolbullbull lite

u Purauont to JCRA 11007 U uIC 16921 tho abovoshy

ntloned latter oleo raqoted tbat ro-ndant f rnlab

ItA wltbln tblrtJ daJ of raaolpt of Hld lottar wlth

bullmiddot anJ lnfonaUon and ooploo of all bull-rdbull nlatlnt to Imiddot bullI hnardoua waotea tenarated bJ napondant and tranoported

I to atorad treated cUapoeedl of or otbeniH bandled

at the -lolYI facUlty or any other baurctoue waetea middotI

truepolt- tOr or etoNd treated diepoeed of or

otbanlH handled bJ raepondlnt at tho M-loho faollltJ bullI j u A rotrn naalpt lndloatoa tbot len--t I rocohed tblo latter on Jonbull 2 uu

U fllo doedllna for fornloblnt lnfonaUon to EPA waa

tended orolly bJ ItA ot 1 -Unt of all -aarnod

ruae bald on 14 ltll ftil new deadline bullbullbull

1

bull30 dayl fro noelpt of raquaet latter or hlJ lr

uu whlabavar la later bull

lt 11itb ltllpect to apondent tbia oral bullbullteneion on

Juno u UU aotabllahod a daedllno dato of JolJ 2 UU

I I I I

Jill rbull -1I

1n1middot

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11 EPA Unda that the preaent len-Mont la eoftductln9 the

aa111e bulinbullbullbull bullbull the previoua Ben-Mont and 11 raaponalblt

bullbull a continuation of the previoua buainaaa for cUacloaing

purauent to RCRA 13007 any recorda of the pravloua butinaaa

in ita poaaeaaion hich are covered by the requeat in

ltAa May 21 letter

11 len-IIOnt hoo foiled to ecaply wlth the deadllno

for furnillhint 1 ccaplete reaponM to the r~uaated lnfon~atl

ihlo loa vlolotlon of RCIUI noo7 n uac snn

19 Ttt lequirtd notice to the atate of thil Otdar haa

boon glvon on Auguot Jl ltU

1 laaod on tho forotOlllll flndlIIIObull lloopondent lenshy

Mont lo horoby OIIDIIEtgt to roopond ln full to the

infomation tetUIIt~ purauant to hctiOft 3007 ofmiddot atRA

42 o1c 11927 in ZPAa letter of May 26 ltll)

wlthln flYbull (51 doyo of roeolpt of thlo Cplalnt

hia infomation requeat 11 not aubjtct to the approtal

reqtlinaenta of the Paperwork bducUon Act of 1910 44

uac tUOl ibull

2 leapondtnt len-Mont ahall aubllit the aboyenbull

reqvlred 1nton~et1on toa

Merrill 1 lohbullen Director Waate neement Dlviaion U1 lnvlronaefttll Protection ~eftcy John r bullbullnnody Poltlorol aulldlng - UOl loaton Maaaachuaetta 0220) Attnbull IteM Capliance Clerk

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3 If Mopondont Mn-llont faUo to e-ly vlth

the requirementbull of thla order within the uae apecifled

loction 3008(a)(3) of RCJA JWOYldoo for tonhor

onforcaant ocUon ln fodoral dlotrlct cobullrt ln wblch

IPA bullbullY oook tho lapoolUon of addltlonal penal Uoo of

~o~p to f25000 for each day of COfttituaed Maoaapllanoe

bullmiddot Mapon4ent uy aaaert a buaiaeaa oonfidentlallty olala

corlft9 pelt or aU of tbO lnfonoatlon to bO o-lUed

purauant to tbla OEdtr in the aanMr deacrlbed by

40 cra uaoJCbl u Li JU07 _ 1 U761

InforaaUon covored by obullch o clola vlll bO dhclooed by

IPA only 0 the eatent 1 a64 by aeana of tbl prooe41uftl 1

oat forth in 40 cra Part 2 lllbpart 1 U ~middot 36904-JUll (Mptoabar 1 U76) If no aocb cloibull

accnioo tho inforaotlon vhon it lo rocoived ~ IPr

it aay bO aado anUoblo to tho pllbllc ~ IPr vitbobullt

fYrthtr notice to JelfODdtnt

5 ftlio Drdor oball - offoctivo ~latolY -middot

roeolpt by Mopon4ont

U1181111ft0FPPAirt1

d on the nature clrcuaauaeea eataat an4 travity

of tho abovo-cited violatlono a civll poulty in tho

ant of U50 a day for ovary day of --Uonco

11 hereby bullbullbullbullbullbullbulld ataiftlt aapoaamptent n-MOnt

for foUbullro to fbullllY roopond tc bullbullbullbullbull infcnoatlon

roqbulloot llllo penalty aboll contln to aacoabullloto

bullnUl tho doto of loopondont bulla -Uanoo with thh Drdor

Paltnt uy be aadt w a oaabitrbulla or oertUle4 oheck

II

II I -middotshy I payable to tha Treaaurer ltlitad ltataa of Aaerica and I

foardtd too

Waata Managuant Dlviaion Ul llllvlronatntal PrOtaoUon A9tncy

glon 1 Jobn r Konntdy rtdoral auUdlng -middot 23U

loatonr Maaaacblllltta AttJu 18glDDtl laarlng Clerk

bulli i CIOTIIItn w 1011 A bullWIbull yp ny M Wl I At poovldtd by aoouon 3008 of RCJtA anll ln ac-dancoI t wltb S uec oponllent hat a rlgbt to raqoatt

a boadng on tht latut ralttd ln tho ~lalnt Any ouGh

baarint would be conducted in aaaordanca vltb the

conaol ida tad aula a of Practice ooarning Aabullbullbull-nt of0 Ptnalu bullo cra rart 22 a copy of wblch lt auaobad

to blt ~alnt

A r~tqaeat for a bearint Mat be tnoorporate4 in a

wrlttan anawar Ultd wltb tbt aglDfttl eaadng Clark

wltbln tblrty (SOl dtYt of racolpt of tho ~alnt In Ubullbull an~~Yer poedent MY OOfttaat aft) Mtarial fact

oontalntd ln tht Qllllgtlalnt or tho a-lat_ of

tht uoont of tho penalty It anawtr aball directly

adbulllt deny or aaplaln aacb of tha factual alletationa

oontalntd ln tho cplalnt and oball atatoo

1) tba cllabullatanaaa or artbullbullnta alle4 to aoeatituta

tha groanta of dafanaa 2) tho facta ant lattnllt to plaot at ltaooo and

0 l) whether a haarln9 la req~atttd

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Where pondent baa no knowlMitbull of a particular

tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

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praaant an lbulllnant and aa~batantlal aftdantarMnt to

haalthr valfa~bull or the environMnt

middot ln aft effort to negotiate olaan-up raaponaibUitlaa

with potentially liable paru and to gatbu an

iforaation baaa to aupport auch lnjunctlwa aquitabla

or other relief bullbull wo11ldi be ftacaaaary or appropriate

in tha bullbullant that raaponaibla partlaa cUd aot yndartaka

all oecaanry laaedial action IPA la Mekll9 infoiMtion

rca potentially naponalble partloa -bullnnlng tba 1-bull

of waata nnt to the alta ftla partiaa vera ldantU1e4

fro neolda obtained fro Mbullampolwa lftCbull

7 lactlan 3007 of aCJtA U uac IU27 FOYldaa lni~

part tbatbull

bull ror purpoHa of bullbullbull anforclftt tba pralalona of

tbia title any peraon who vanarataa atoraa

traata tranaporta cUapoua of or otberwiaa bandlaa

or hal handled haaaldOll vaata aballr upon nqHat of anY

offlnr -ploy or rapraaanUtlwa of the lnwirontal

Protection Atency duly deaituted by the Adainlatntor bullbullbull

furnlah lnfoiMtlon relatlft9 to aueh tMatea bullbullbullbull bull

1 uan lD41el of CDCLA 42 uaca INOUe) pldebullbull

in pert that bull

bull ror parpoaea of aaalatlftl in deteNlftint the fteed for mbullpo

to a nleaae unde-r thia title Or enforOift9 the piOflalona

of tbia title afty per1on who atorea treata Ol dlapoaea

of or where neceary to aaoertain feota DOt bullbullaUable

at the facUlty where IUCb baaardOUI IUbltlftOII ltl

located who tenelatbullbullbull tranaporta or otbervlae bandlea

I I I I

__ II or baa handled wybatancea ahall upon requeat ot any

I officer employee or repreaentatlvt of tbt Prtalclent

d1aly datlgnated ~Y the Preaident or 11pon requeat of

any 4haly dta1vnate4 officer eaployae or reprtHntatlva

of a ltete where appropriate fLtrnlah inforaation

relating middotto euch aubatancea bullbullbull bull bull

t With ltapect to acaA the inforutlon nq~oaeata were

for tho purpooo of onforci119 tho provieiooo of RCM 17003

n uac 16t7l in tbat tho intonation rqyted woo

naceaaary to identify tha total volUMi of doebullente4 ablenta

of vaatea to tht -101yen1 alta by partite froe wboll IPA

aay Hlk injunctive or otbtr eqyitablt relief pacmiddota~~ant to

that aectlon and to wboa ZPA aay iaaut allainlaumiddotatlbullbull

ordtrl puravant to that aectlon

10 llith roopoot to ClllCLl tho intonation roqbullooto

wore for tbO pvrpooo of iaploHntill9 CIRCLl f104(o) (1)

U UIC SN04(o)(l) oythorioill9 tbO Proai4ont to

bullarrantbull for tbt ltoyen11 of aMI prowidt for rSial

action relatint tobullbullbull baaar4oua albatance(a) bullbull unlbullbullbullmiddot I tbe PteaicJent cJetentnea that aucb rbullbullbullal and r-cJlal

aatl will bo 4ono ~rly by tho -r or operator

I of tbe bullbullbullbullbull1 ot facility frc wblcb tbe relbullbullbullbull Ot

tbreat of relbullbullbullbull natbullbull or by any otber reaponalble

party bull ltte inforaation wabull neecJecJ to aaa11t ampPA ln

protoctl119 public hool th an4 wolfaro and tbo oadro-nt

at tho 118-lolvo oito by onoblin9 it to tako approprioto

enforcbullent action

11 ltte tecordbull obtained froa bbulllolve Jnc could

not bO oonoi4ered -loto witbobullt oaaainotiOII of tho

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-sshy

racordl of coapaniea lctantlfiad bullbull aourcbullbull of vaata in

order to datanlna the total foluaa of docbullantad lhisaenta

of vaota to tba alta

u Purouont to CIRCLA ll04Cal u uac lt604Cal

ItA MIJlon 1 bJ aarUUad latter doted IIIJ M ltU

r~oaoted that raopondlnt fornlah ItA wltb all naorda

in raepoa4ent 1I po1HIIion regaJdlnt ballldoYI IYbiUftCII

aa defined bJ CIRCLA 1101 U UIC IKOl Hnt bJ

raepondant to the -lolbullbull lite

u Purauont to JCRA 11007 U uIC 16921 tho abovoshy

ntloned latter oleo raqoted tbat ro-ndant f rnlab

ItA wltbln tblrtJ daJ of raaolpt of Hld lottar wlth

bullmiddot anJ lnfonaUon and ooploo of all bull-rdbull nlatlnt to Imiddot bullI hnardoua waotea tenarated bJ napondant and tranoported

I to atorad treated cUapoeedl of or otbeniH bandled

at the -lolYI facUlty or any other baurctoue waetea middotI

truepolt- tOr or etoNd treated diepoeed of or

otbanlH handled bJ raepondlnt at tho M-loho faollltJ bullI j u A rotrn naalpt lndloatoa tbot len--t I rocohed tblo latter on Jonbull 2 uu

U fllo doedllna for fornloblnt lnfonaUon to EPA waa

tended orolly bJ ItA ot 1 -Unt of all -aarnod

ruae bald on 14 ltll ftil new deadline bullbullbull

1

bull30 dayl fro noelpt of raquaet latter or hlJ lr

uu whlabavar la later bull

lt 11itb ltllpect to apondent tbia oral bullbullteneion on

Juno u UU aotabllahod a daedllno dato of JolJ 2 UU

I I I I

Jill rbull -1I

1n1middot

0

11 EPA Unda that the preaent len-Mont la eoftductln9 the

aa111e bulinbullbullbull bullbull the previoua Ben-Mont and 11 raaponalblt

bullbull a continuation of the previoua buainaaa for cUacloaing

purauent to RCRA 13007 any recorda of the pravloua butinaaa

in ita poaaeaaion hich are covered by the requeat in

ltAa May 21 letter

11 len-IIOnt hoo foiled to ecaply wlth the deadllno

for furnillhint 1 ccaplete reaponM to the r~uaated lnfon~atl

ihlo loa vlolotlon of RCIUI noo7 n uac snn

19 Ttt lequirtd notice to the atate of thil Otdar haa

boon glvon on Auguot Jl ltU

1 laaod on tho forotOlllll flndlIIIObull lloopondent lenshy

Mont lo horoby OIIDIIEtgt to roopond ln full to the

infomation tetUIIt~ purauant to hctiOft 3007 ofmiddot atRA

42 o1c 11927 in ZPAa letter of May 26 ltll)

wlthln flYbull (51 doyo of roeolpt of thlo Cplalnt

hia infomation requeat 11 not aubjtct to the approtal

reqtlinaenta of the Paperwork bducUon Act of 1910 44

uac tUOl ibull

2 leapondtnt len-Mont ahall aubllit the aboyenbull

reqvlred 1nton~et1on toa

Merrill 1 lohbullen Director Waate neement Dlviaion U1 lnvlronaefttll Protection ~eftcy John r bullbullnnody Poltlorol aulldlng - UOl loaton Maaaachuaetta 0220) Attnbull IteM Capliance Clerk

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3 If Mopondont Mn-llont faUo to e-ly vlth

the requirementbull of thla order within the uae apecifled

loction 3008(a)(3) of RCJA JWOYldoo for tonhor

onforcaant ocUon ln fodoral dlotrlct cobullrt ln wblch

IPA bullbullY oook tho lapoolUon of addltlonal penal Uoo of

~o~p to f25000 for each day of COfttituaed Maoaapllanoe

bullmiddot Mapon4ent uy aaaert a buaiaeaa oonfidentlallty olala

corlft9 pelt or aU of tbO lnfonoatlon to bO o-lUed

purauant to tbla OEdtr in the aanMr deacrlbed by

40 cra uaoJCbl u Li JU07 _ 1 U761

InforaaUon covored by obullch o clola vlll bO dhclooed by

IPA only 0 the eatent 1 a64 by aeana of tbl prooe41uftl 1

oat forth in 40 cra Part 2 lllbpart 1 U ~middot 36904-JUll (Mptoabar 1 U76) If no aocb cloibull

accnioo tho inforaotlon vhon it lo rocoived ~ IPr

it aay bO aado anUoblo to tho pllbllc ~ IPr vitbobullt

fYrthtr notice to JelfODdtnt

5 ftlio Drdor oball - offoctivo ~latolY -middot

roeolpt by Mopon4ont

U1181111ft0FPPAirt1

d on the nature clrcuaauaeea eataat an4 travity

of tho abovo-cited violatlono a civll poulty in tho

ant of U50 a day for ovary day of --Uonco

11 hereby bullbullbullbullbullbullbulld ataiftlt aapoaamptent n-MOnt

for foUbullro to fbullllY roopond tc bullbullbullbullbull infcnoatlon

roqbulloot llllo penalty aboll contln to aacoabullloto

bullnUl tho doto of loopondont bulla -Uanoo with thh Drdor

Paltnt uy be aadt w a oaabitrbulla or oertUle4 oheck

II

II I -middotshy I payable to tha Treaaurer ltlitad ltataa of Aaerica and I

foardtd too

Waata Managuant Dlviaion Ul llllvlronatntal PrOtaoUon A9tncy

glon 1 Jobn r Konntdy rtdoral auUdlng -middot 23U

loatonr Maaaacblllltta AttJu 18glDDtl laarlng Clerk

bulli i CIOTIIItn w 1011 A bullWIbull yp ny M Wl I At poovldtd by aoouon 3008 of RCJtA anll ln ac-dancoI t wltb S uec oponllent hat a rlgbt to raqoatt

a boadng on tht latut ralttd ln tho ~lalnt Any ouGh

baarint would be conducted in aaaordanca vltb the

conaol ida tad aula a of Practice ooarning Aabullbullbull-nt of0 Ptnalu bullo cra rart 22 a copy of wblch lt auaobad

to blt ~alnt

A r~tqaeat for a bearint Mat be tnoorporate4 in a

wrlttan anawar Ultd wltb tbt aglDfttl eaadng Clark

wltbln tblrty (SOl dtYt of racolpt of tho ~alnt In Ubullbull an~~Yer poedent MY OOfttaat aft) Mtarial fact

oontalntd ln tht Qllllgtlalnt or tho a-lat_ of

tht uoont of tho penalty It anawtr aball directly

adbulllt deny or aaplaln aacb of tha factual alletationa

oontalntd ln tho cplalnt and oball atatoo

1) tba cllabullatanaaa or artbullbullnta alle4 to aoeatituta

tha groanta of dafanaa 2) tho facta ant lattnllt to plaot at ltaooo and

0 l) whether a haarln9 la req~atttd

I I I I

II II

I 1

1 ~

I I

I0 Ibull

j

I Ijbull

Where pondent baa no knowlMitbull of a particular

tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

0

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__ II or baa handled wybatancea ahall upon requeat ot any

I officer employee or repreaentatlvt of tbt Prtalclent

d1aly datlgnated ~Y the Preaident or 11pon requeat of

any 4haly dta1vnate4 officer eaployae or reprtHntatlva

of a ltete where appropriate fLtrnlah inforaation

relating middotto euch aubatancea bullbullbull bull bull

t With ltapect to acaA the inforutlon nq~oaeata were

for tho purpooo of onforci119 tho provieiooo of RCM 17003

n uac 16t7l in tbat tho intonation rqyted woo

naceaaary to identify tha total volUMi of doebullente4 ablenta

of vaatea to tht -101yen1 alta by partite froe wboll IPA

aay Hlk injunctive or otbtr eqyitablt relief pacmiddota~~ant to

that aectlon and to wboa ZPA aay iaaut allainlaumiddotatlbullbull

ordtrl puravant to that aectlon

10 llith roopoot to ClllCLl tho intonation roqbullooto

wore for tbO pvrpooo of iaploHntill9 CIRCLl f104(o) (1)

U UIC SN04(o)(l) oythorioill9 tbO Proai4ont to

bullarrantbull for tbt ltoyen11 of aMI prowidt for rSial

action relatint tobullbullbull baaar4oua albatance(a) bullbull unlbullbullbullmiddot I tbe PteaicJent cJetentnea that aucb rbullbullbullal and r-cJlal

aatl will bo 4ono ~rly by tho -r or operator

I of tbe bullbullbullbullbull1 ot facility frc wblcb tbe relbullbullbullbull Ot

tbreat of relbullbullbullbull natbullbull or by any otber reaponalble

party bull ltte inforaation wabull neecJecJ to aaa11t ampPA ln

protoctl119 public hool th an4 wolfaro and tbo oadro-nt

at tho 118-lolvo oito by onoblin9 it to tako approprioto

enforcbullent action

11 ltte tecordbull obtained froa bbulllolve Jnc could

not bO oonoi4ered -loto witbobullt oaaainotiOII of tho

0

u

-sshy

racordl of coapaniea lctantlfiad bullbull aourcbullbull of vaata in

order to datanlna the total foluaa of docbullantad lhisaenta

of vaota to tba alta

u Purouont to CIRCLA ll04Cal u uac lt604Cal

ItA MIJlon 1 bJ aarUUad latter doted IIIJ M ltU

r~oaoted that raopondlnt fornlah ItA wltb all naorda

in raepoa4ent 1I po1HIIion regaJdlnt ballldoYI IYbiUftCII

aa defined bJ CIRCLA 1101 U UIC IKOl Hnt bJ

raepondant to the -lolbullbull lite

u Purauont to JCRA 11007 U uIC 16921 tho abovoshy

ntloned latter oleo raqoted tbat ro-ndant f rnlab

ItA wltbln tblrtJ daJ of raaolpt of Hld lottar wlth

bullmiddot anJ lnfonaUon and ooploo of all bull-rdbull nlatlnt to Imiddot bullI hnardoua waotea tenarated bJ napondant and tranoported

I to atorad treated cUapoeedl of or otbeniH bandled

at the -lolYI facUlty or any other baurctoue waetea middotI

truepolt- tOr or etoNd treated diepoeed of or

otbanlH handled bJ raepondlnt at tho M-loho faollltJ bullI j u A rotrn naalpt lndloatoa tbot len--t I rocohed tblo latter on Jonbull 2 uu

U fllo doedllna for fornloblnt lnfonaUon to EPA waa

tended orolly bJ ItA ot 1 -Unt of all -aarnod

ruae bald on 14 ltll ftil new deadline bullbullbull

1

bull30 dayl fro noelpt of raquaet latter or hlJ lr

uu whlabavar la later bull

lt 11itb ltllpect to apondent tbia oral bullbullteneion on

Juno u UU aotabllahod a daedllno dato of JolJ 2 UU

I I I I

Jill rbull -1I

1n1middot

0

11 EPA Unda that the preaent len-Mont la eoftductln9 the

aa111e bulinbullbullbull bullbull the previoua Ben-Mont and 11 raaponalblt

bullbull a continuation of the previoua buainaaa for cUacloaing

purauent to RCRA 13007 any recorda of the pravloua butinaaa

in ita poaaeaaion hich are covered by the requeat in

ltAa May 21 letter

11 len-IIOnt hoo foiled to ecaply wlth the deadllno

for furnillhint 1 ccaplete reaponM to the r~uaated lnfon~atl

ihlo loa vlolotlon of RCIUI noo7 n uac snn

19 Ttt lequirtd notice to the atate of thil Otdar haa

boon glvon on Auguot Jl ltU

1 laaod on tho forotOlllll flndlIIIObull lloopondent lenshy

Mont lo horoby OIIDIIEtgt to roopond ln full to the

infomation tetUIIt~ purauant to hctiOft 3007 ofmiddot atRA

42 o1c 11927 in ZPAa letter of May 26 ltll)

wlthln flYbull (51 doyo of roeolpt of thlo Cplalnt

hia infomation requeat 11 not aubjtct to the approtal

reqtlinaenta of the Paperwork bducUon Act of 1910 44

uac tUOl ibull

2 leapondtnt len-Mont ahall aubllit the aboyenbull

reqvlred 1nton~et1on toa

Merrill 1 lohbullen Director Waate neement Dlviaion U1 lnvlronaefttll Protection ~eftcy John r bullbullnnody Poltlorol aulldlng - UOl loaton Maaaachuaetta 0220) Attnbull IteM Capliance Clerk

0

0

0 1 J

CJ

I I I I

-7shy

3 If Mopondont Mn-llont faUo to e-ly vlth

the requirementbull of thla order within the uae apecifled

loction 3008(a)(3) of RCJA JWOYldoo for tonhor

onforcaant ocUon ln fodoral dlotrlct cobullrt ln wblch

IPA bullbullY oook tho lapoolUon of addltlonal penal Uoo of

~o~p to f25000 for each day of COfttituaed Maoaapllanoe

bullmiddot Mapon4ent uy aaaert a buaiaeaa oonfidentlallty olala

corlft9 pelt or aU of tbO lnfonoatlon to bO o-lUed

purauant to tbla OEdtr in the aanMr deacrlbed by

40 cra uaoJCbl u Li JU07 _ 1 U761

InforaaUon covored by obullch o clola vlll bO dhclooed by

IPA only 0 the eatent 1 a64 by aeana of tbl prooe41uftl 1

oat forth in 40 cra Part 2 lllbpart 1 U ~middot 36904-JUll (Mptoabar 1 U76) If no aocb cloibull

accnioo tho inforaotlon vhon it lo rocoived ~ IPr

it aay bO aado anUoblo to tho pllbllc ~ IPr vitbobullt

fYrthtr notice to JelfODdtnt

5 ftlio Drdor oball - offoctivo ~latolY -middot

roeolpt by Mopon4ont

U1181111ft0FPPAirt1

d on the nature clrcuaauaeea eataat an4 travity

of tho abovo-cited violatlono a civll poulty in tho

ant of U50 a day for ovary day of --Uonco

11 hereby bullbullbullbullbullbullbulld ataiftlt aapoaamptent n-MOnt

for foUbullro to fbullllY roopond tc bullbullbullbullbull infcnoatlon

roqbulloot llllo penalty aboll contln to aacoabullloto

bullnUl tho doto of loopondont bulla -Uanoo with thh Drdor

Paltnt uy be aadt w a oaabitrbulla or oertUle4 oheck

II

II I -middotshy I payable to tha Treaaurer ltlitad ltataa of Aaerica and I

foardtd too

Waata Managuant Dlviaion Ul llllvlronatntal PrOtaoUon A9tncy

glon 1 Jobn r Konntdy rtdoral auUdlng -middot 23U

loatonr Maaaacblllltta AttJu 18glDDtl laarlng Clerk

bulli i CIOTIIItn w 1011 A bullWIbull yp ny M Wl I At poovldtd by aoouon 3008 of RCJtA anll ln ac-dancoI t wltb S uec oponllent hat a rlgbt to raqoatt

a boadng on tht latut ralttd ln tho ~lalnt Any ouGh

baarint would be conducted in aaaordanca vltb the

conaol ida tad aula a of Practice ooarning Aabullbullbull-nt of0 Ptnalu bullo cra rart 22 a copy of wblch lt auaobad

to blt ~alnt

A r~tqaeat for a bearint Mat be tnoorporate4 in a

wrlttan anawar Ultd wltb tbt aglDfttl eaadng Clark

wltbln tblrty (SOl dtYt of racolpt of tho ~alnt In Ubullbull an~~Yer poedent MY OOfttaat aft) Mtarial fact

oontalntd ln tht Qllllgtlalnt or tho a-lat_ of

tht uoont of tho penalty It anawtr aball directly

adbulllt deny or aaplaln aacb of tha factual alletationa

oontalntd ln tho cplalnt and oball atatoo

1) tba cllabullatanaaa or artbullbullnta alle4 to aoeatituta

tha groanta of dafanaa 2) tho facta ant lattnllt to plaot at ltaooo and

0 l) whether a haarln9 la req~atttd

I I I I

II II

I 1

1 ~

I I

I0 Ibull

j

I Ijbull

Where pondent baa no knowlMitbull of a particular

tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

0

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0

u

-sshy

racordl of coapaniea lctantlfiad bullbull aourcbullbull of vaata in

order to datanlna the total foluaa of docbullantad lhisaenta

of vaota to tba alta

u Purouont to CIRCLA ll04Cal u uac lt604Cal

ItA MIJlon 1 bJ aarUUad latter doted IIIJ M ltU

r~oaoted that raopondlnt fornlah ItA wltb all naorda

in raepoa4ent 1I po1HIIion regaJdlnt ballldoYI IYbiUftCII

aa defined bJ CIRCLA 1101 U UIC IKOl Hnt bJ

raepondant to the -lolbullbull lite

u Purauont to JCRA 11007 U uIC 16921 tho abovoshy

ntloned latter oleo raqoted tbat ro-ndant f rnlab

ItA wltbln tblrtJ daJ of raaolpt of Hld lottar wlth

bullmiddot anJ lnfonaUon and ooploo of all bull-rdbull nlatlnt to Imiddot bullI hnardoua waotea tenarated bJ napondant and tranoported

I to atorad treated cUapoeedl of or otbeniH bandled

at the -lolYI facUlty or any other baurctoue waetea middotI

truepolt- tOr or etoNd treated diepoeed of or

otbanlH handled bJ raepondlnt at tho M-loho faollltJ bullI j u A rotrn naalpt lndloatoa tbot len--t I rocohed tblo latter on Jonbull 2 uu

U fllo doedllna for fornloblnt lnfonaUon to EPA waa

tended orolly bJ ItA ot 1 -Unt of all -aarnod

ruae bald on 14 ltll ftil new deadline bullbullbull

1

bull30 dayl fro noelpt of raquaet latter or hlJ lr

uu whlabavar la later bull

lt 11itb ltllpect to apondent tbia oral bullbullteneion on

Juno u UU aotabllahod a daedllno dato of JolJ 2 UU

I I I I

Jill rbull -1I

1n1middot

0

11 EPA Unda that the preaent len-Mont la eoftductln9 the

aa111e bulinbullbullbull bullbull the previoua Ben-Mont and 11 raaponalblt

bullbull a continuation of the previoua buainaaa for cUacloaing

purauent to RCRA 13007 any recorda of the pravloua butinaaa

in ita poaaeaaion hich are covered by the requeat in

ltAa May 21 letter

11 len-IIOnt hoo foiled to ecaply wlth the deadllno

for furnillhint 1 ccaplete reaponM to the r~uaated lnfon~atl

ihlo loa vlolotlon of RCIUI noo7 n uac snn

19 Ttt lequirtd notice to the atate of thil Otdar haa

boon glvon on Auguot Jl ltU

1 laaod on tho forotOlllll flndlIIIObull lloopondent lenshy

Mont lo horoby OIIDIIEtgt to roopond ln full to the

infomation tetUIIt~ purauant to hctiOft 3007 ofmiddot atRA

42 o1c 11927 in ZPAa letter of May 26 ltll)

wlthln flYbull (51 doyo of roeolpt of thlo Cplalnt

hia infomation requeat 11 not aubjtct to the approtal

reqtlinaenta of the Paperwork bducUon Act of 1910 44

uac tUOl ibull

2 leapondtnt len-Mont ahall aubllit the aboyenbull

reqvlred 1nton~et1on toa

Merrill 1 lohbullen Director Waate neement Dlviaion U1 lnvlronaefttll Protection ~eftcy John r bullbullnnody Poltlorol aulldlng - UOl loaton Maaaachuaetta 0220) Attnbull IteM Capliance Clerk

0

0

0 1 J

CJ

I I I I

-7shy

3 If Mopondont Mn-llont faUo to e-ly vlth

the requirementbull of thla order within the uae apecifled

loction 3008(a)(3) of RCJA JWOYldoo for tonhor

onforcaant ocUon ln fodoral dlotrlct cobullrt ln wblch

IPA bullbullY oook tho lapoolUon of addltlonal penal Uoo of

~o~p to f25000 for each day of COfttituaed Maoaapllanoe

bullmiddot Mapon4ent uy aaaert a buaiaeaa oonfidentlallty olala

corlft9 pelt or aU of tbO lnfonoatlon to bO o-lUed

purauant to tbla OEdtr in the aanMr deacrlbed by

40 cra uaoJCbl u Li JU07 _ 1 U761

InforaaUon covored by obullch o clola vlll bO dhclooed by

IPA only 0 the eatent 1 a64 by aeana of tbl prooe41uftl 1

oat forth in 40 cra Part 2 lllbpart 1 U ~middot 36904-JUll (Mptoabar 1 U76) If no aocb cloibull

accnioo tho inforaotlon vhon it lo rocoived ~ IPr

it aay bO aado anUoblo to tho pllbllc ~ IPr vitbobullt

fYrthtr notice to JelfODdtnt

5 ftlio Drdor oball - offoctivo ~latolY -middot

roeolpt by Mopon4ont

U1181111ft0FPPAirt1

d on the nature clrcuaauaeea eataat an4 travity

of tho abovo-cited violatlono a civll poulty in tho

ant of U50 a day for ovary day of --Uonco

11 hereby bullbullbullbullbullbullbulld ataiftlt aapoaamptent n-MOnt

for foUbullro to fbullllY roopond tc bullbullbullbullbull infcnoatlon

roqbulloot llllo penalty aboll contln to aacoabullloto

bullnUl tho doto of loopondont bulla -Uanoo with thh Drdor

Paltnt uy be aadt w a oaabitrbulla or oertUle4 oheck

II

II I -middotshy I payable to tha Treaaurer ltlitad ltataa of Aaerica and I

foardtd too

Waata Managuant Dlviaion Ul llllvlronatntal PrOtaoUon A9tncy

glon 1 Jobn r Konntdy rtdoral auUdlng -middot 23U

loatonr Maaaacblllltta AttJu 18glDDtl laarlng Clerk

bulli i CIOTIIItn w 1011 A bullWIbull yp ny M Wl I At poovldtd by aoouon 3008 of RCJtA anll ln ac-dancoI t wltb S uec oponllent hat a rlgbt to raqoatt

a boadng on tht latut ralttd ln tho ~lalnt Any ouGh

baarint would be conducted in aaaordanca vltb the

conaol ida tad aula a of Practice ooarning Aabullbullbull-nt of0 Ptnalu bullo cra rart 22 a copy of wblch lt auaobad

to blt ~alnt

A r~tqaeat for a bearint Mat be tnoorporate4 in a

wrlttan anawar Ultd wltb tbt aglDfttl eaadng Clark

wltbln tblrty (SOl dtYt of racolpt of tho ~alnt In Ubullbull an~~Yer poedent MY OOfttaat aft) Mtarial fact

oontalntd ln tht Qllllgtlalnt or tho a-lat_ of

tht uoont of tho penalty It anawtr aball directly

adbulllt deny or aaplaln aacb of tha factual alletationa

oontalntd ln tho cplalnt and oball atatoo

1) tba cllabullatanaaa or artbullbullnta alle4 to aoeatituta

tha groanta of dafanaa 2) tho facta ant lattnllt to plaot at ltaooo and

0 l) whether a haarln9 la req~atttd

I I I I

II II

I 1

1 ~

I I

I0 Ibull

j

I Ijbull

Where pondent baa no knowlMitbull of a particular

tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

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11 EPA Unda that the preaent len-Mont la eoftductln9 the

aa111e bulinbullbullbull bullbull the previoua Ben-Mont and 11 raaponalblt

bullbull a continuation of the previoua buainaaa for cUacloaing

purauent to RCRA 13007 any recorda of the pravloua butinaaa

in ita poaaeaaion hich are covered by the requeat in

ltAa May 21 letter

11 len-IIOnt hoo foiled to ecaply wlth the deadllno

for furnillhint 1 ccaplete reaponM to the r~uaated lnfon~atl

ihlo loa vlolotlon of RCIUI noo7 n uac snn

19 Ttt lequirtd notice to the atate of thil Otdar haa

boon glvon on Auguot Jl ltU

1 laaod on tho forotOlllll flndlIIIObull lloopondent lenshy

Mont lo horoby OIIDIIEtgt to roopond ln full to the

infomation tetUIIt~ purauant to hctiOft 3007 ofmiddot atRA

42 o1c 11927 in ZPAa letter of May 26 ltll)

wlthln flYbull (51 doyo of roeolpt of thlo Cplalnt

hia infomation requeat 11 not aubjtct to the approtal

reqtlinaenta of the Paperwork bducUon Act of 1910 44

uac tUOl ibull

2 leapondtnt len-Mont ahall aubllit the aboyenbull

reqvlred 1nton~et1on toa

Merrill 1 lohbullen Director Waate neement Dlviaion U1 lnvlronaefttll Protection ~eftcy John r bullbullnnody Poltlorol aulldlng - UOl loaton Maaaachuaetta 0220) Attnbull IteM Capliance Clerk

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the requirementbull of thla order within the uae apecifled

loction 3008(a)(3) of RCJA JWOYldoo for tonhor

onforcaant ocUon ln fodoral dlotrlct cobullrt ln wblch

IPA bullbullY oook tho lapoolUon of addltlonal penal Uoo of

~o~p to f25000 for each day of COfttituaed Maoaapllanoe

bullmiddot Mapon4ent uy aaaert a buaiaeaa oonfidentlallty olala

corlft9 pelt or aU of tbO lnfonoatlon to bO o-lUed

purauant to tbla OEdtr in the aanMr deacrlbed by

40 cra uaoJCbl u Li JU07 _ 1 U761

InforaaUon covored by obullch o clola vlll bO dhclooed by

IPA only 0 the eatent 1 a64 by aeana of tbl prooe41uftl 1

oat forth in 40 cra Part 2 lllbpart 1 U ~middot 36904-JUll (Mptoabar 1 U76) If no aocb cloibull

accnioo tho inforaotlon vhon it lo rocoived ~ IPr

it aay bO aado anUoblo to tho pllbllc ~ IPr vitbobullt

fYrthtr notice to JelfODdtnt

5 ftlio Drdor oball - offoctivo ~latolY -middot

roeolpt by Mopon4ont

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d on the nature clrcuaauaeea eataat an4 travity

of tho abovo-cited violatlono a civll poulty in tho

ant of U50 a day for ovary day of --Uonco

11 hereby bullbullbullbullbullbullbulld ataiftlt aapoaamptent n-MOnt

for foUbullro to fbullllY roopond tc bullbullbullbullbull infcnoatlon

roqbulloot llllo penalty aboll contln to aacoabullloto

bullnUl tho doto of loopondont bulla -Uanoo with thh Drdor

Paltnt uy be aadt w a oaabitrbulla or oertUle4 oheck

II

II I -middotshy I payable to tha Treaaurer ltlitad ltataa of Aaerica and I

foardtd too

Waata Managuant Dlviaion Ul llllvlronatntal PrOtaoUon A9tncy

glon 1 Jobn r Konntdy rtdoral auUdlng -middot 23U

loatonr Maaaacblllltta AttJu 18glDDtl laarlng Clerk

bulli i CIOTIIItn w 1011 A bullWIbull yp ny M Wl I At poovldtd by aoouon 3008 of RCJtA anll ln ac-dancoI t wltb S uec oponllent hat a rlgbt to raqoatt

a boadng on tht latut ralttd ln tho ~lalnt Any ouGh

baarint would be conducted in aaaordanca vltb the

conaol ida tad aula a of Practice ooarning Aabullbullbull-nt of0 Ptnalu bullo cra rart 22 a copy of wblch lt auaobad

to blt ~alnt

A r~tqaeat for a bearint Mat be tnoorporate4 in a

wrlttan anawar Ultd wltb tbt aglDfttl eaadng Clark

wltbln tblrty (SOl dtYt of racolpt of tho ~alnt In Ubullbull an~~Yer poedent MY OOfttaat aft) Mtarial fact

oontalntd ln tht Qllllgtlalnt or tho a-lat_ of

tht uoont of tho penalty It anawtr aball directly

adbulllt deny or aaplaln aacb of tha factual alletationa

oontalntd ln tho cplalnt and oball atatoo

1) tba cllabullatanaaa or artbullbullnta alle4 to aoeatituta

tha groanta of dafanaa 2) tho facta ant lattnllt to plaot at ltaooo and

0 l) whether a haarln9 la req~atttd

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Where pondent baa no knowlMitbull of a particular

tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

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the requirementbull of thla order within the uae apecifled

loction 3008(a)(3) of RCJA JWOYldoo for tonhor

onforcaant ocUon ln fodoral dlotrlct cobullrt ln wblch

IPA bullbullY oook tho lapoolUon of addltlonal penal Uoo of

~o~p to f25000 for each day of COfttituaed Maoaapllanoe

bullmiddot Mapon4ent uy aaaert a buaiaeaa oonfidentlallty olala

corlft9 pelt or aU of tbO lnfonoatlon to bO o-lUed

purauant to tbla OEdtr in the aanMr deacrlbed by

40 cra uaoJCbl u Li JU07 _ 1 U761

InforaaUon covored by obullch o clola vlll bO dhclooed by

IPA only 0 the eatent 1 a64 by aeana of tbl prooe41uftl 1

oat forth in 40 cra Part 2 lllbpart 1 U ~middot 36904-JUll (Mptoabar 1 U76) If no aocb cloibull

accnioo tho inforaotlon vhon it lo rocoived ~ IPr

it aay bO aado anUoblo to tho pllbllc ~ IPr vitbobullt

fYrthtr notice to JelfODdtnt

5 ftlio Drdor oball - offoctivo ~latolY -middot

roeolpt by Mopon4ont

U1181111ft0FPPAirt1

d on the nature clrcuaauaeea eataat an4 travity

of tho abovo-cited violatlono a civll poulty in tho

ant of U50 a day for ovary day of --Uonco

11 hereby bullbullbullbullbullbullbulld ataiftlt aapoaamptent n-MOnt

for foUbullro to fbullllY roopond tc bullbullbullbullbull infcnoatlon

roqbulloot llllo penalty aboll contln to aacoabullloto

bullnUl tho doto of loopondont bulla -Uanoo with thh Drdor

Paltnt uy be aadt w a oaabitrbulla or oertUle4 oheck

II

II I -middotshy I payable to tha Treaaurer ltlitad ltataa of Aaerica and I

foardtd too

Waata Managuant Dlviaion Ul llllvlronatntal PrOtaoUon A9tncy

glon 1 Jobn r Konntdy rtdoral auUdlng -middot 23U

loatonr Maaaacblllltta AttJu 18glDDtl laarlng Clerk

bulli i CIOTIIItn w 1011 A bullWIbull yp ny M Wl I At poovldtd by aoouon 3008 of RCJtA anll ln ac-dancoI t wltb S uec oponllent hat a rlgbt to raqoatt

a boadng on tht latut ralttd ln tho ~lalnt Any ouGh

baarint would be conducted in aaaordanca vltb the

conaol ida tad aula a of Practice ooarning Aabullbullbull-nt of0 Ptnalu bullo cra rart 22 a copy of wblch lt auaobad

to blt ~alnt

A r~tqaeat for a bearint Mat be tnoorporate4 in a

wrlttan anawar Ultd wltb tbt aglDfttl eaadng Clark

wltbln tblrty (SOl dtYt of racolpt of tho ~alnt In Ubullbull an~~Yer poedent MY OOfttaat aft) Mtarial fact

oontalntd ln tht Qllllgtlalnt or tho a-lat_ of

tht uoont of tho penalty It anawtr aball directly

adbulllt deny or aaplaln aacb of tha factual alletationa

oontalntd ln tho cplalnt and oball atatoo

1) tba cllabullatanaaa or artbullbullnta alle4 to aoeatituta

tha groanta of dafanaa 2) tho facta ant lattnllt to plaot at ltaooo and

0 l) whether a haarln9 la req~atttd

I I I I

II II

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j

I Ijbull

Where pondent baa no knowlMitbull of a particular

tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

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II I -middotshy I payable to tha Treaaurer ltlitad ltataa of Aaerica and I

foardtd too

Waata Managuant Dlviaion Ul llllvlronatntal PrOtaoUon A9tncy

glon 1 Jobn r Konntdy rtdoral auUdlng -middot 23U

loatonr Maaaacblllltta AttJu 18glDDtl laarlng Clerk

bulli i CIOTIIItn w 1011 A bullWIbull yp ny M Wl I At poovldtd by aoouon 3008 of RCJtA anll ln ac-dancoI t wltb S uec oponllent hat a rlgbt to raqoatt

a boadng on tht latut ralttd ln tho ~lalnt Any ouGh

baarint would be conducted in aaaordanca vltb the

conaol ida tad aula a of Practice ooarning Aabullbullbull-nt of0 Ptnalu bullo cra rart 22 a copy of wblch lt auaobad

to blt ~alnt

A r~tqaeat for a bearint Mat be tnoorporate4 in a

wrlttan anawar Ultd wltb tbt aglDfttl eaadng Clark

wltbln tblrty (SOl dtYt of racolpt of tho ~alnt In Ubullbull an~~Yer poedent MY OOfttaat aft) Mtarial fact

oontalntd ln tht Qllllgtlalnt or tho a-lat_ of

tht uoont of tho penalty It anawtr aball directly

adbulllt deny or aaplaln aacb of tha factual alletationa

oontalntd ln tho cplalnt and oball atatoo

1) tba cllabullatanaaa or artbullbullnta alle4 to aoeatituta

tha groanta of dafanaa 2) tho facta ant lattnllt to plaot at ltaooo and

0 l) whether a haarln9 la req~atttd

I I I I

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Where pondent baa no knowlMitbull of a particular

tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

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tactual alletation and 10 atataa tha alletation 1bull

dataad daniacJ Any faUura of aepoftdant to -it

dany or 11plaln any material factual alletatioft contained

in tbo coplaiftt oonoUtutu an adaiaaion to tllat aUevaUon

u aupondont failo to fila a tiMly anowar to tho

COoiplaint opondont Y 1gta found to 1gta in default

Dtfattlt by apondant 001ltitutae for ~rpoeea of tbie

action only an adahaion of all factbull alled in the

coplalnt and a waiver of leapoftdentbulla litbt to a

baarinv on ouch factual allevatiou - nauy

aoouoad in tho OoiiPlalnt aball ba- duo and yablo by

opondont without further proooocl11191 lilly (60) dayo

attar a final order laeuad on default

lllrLIIIIIIl COIIFIUIItl

tllethar or not a hoarift9 io roquaatod upon fili119 of

tha anovor opondant Y oonfor inforaelly vitigt tho

IPA concornift9 tha allatod bulliolaUOfta andor tho unt

of tho naUy luoh a COftforonca pro9idoo opondont

an opportunity to roopood to tba cbartaa inforaelly

and to proYida whatever aampitioaal inforution MY be

relevant to tha cUepollltion of tbia uttllmiddot Wbara

appftlpriato tho unt of tho nalty y ba -ifiod

to reflect any aattlabullnt raacbed at aucb a ooalaranca

that any or all of tha charvbullbull ba d-d y ba aado

to tha aetional adainUtrator Any aatUaaant oball

II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

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II -au-I be aadt final by the illlance of a written ConMnt AtrtaHnt

0 and order bJ tht Mglonal Adainiatrator legion Ibull

lfbe illt1anoe of auoh a COneent A9~bullbullbullbullnt ahall aoeatltute

a waiver or MaponcJent bull rigbt to a hearing OA any

hada of law fact d beret ion or aaHaaed peult ita

lnclo40 ln tho a-nt

PlaaH note tbat a reqvaat for an iefonal HttleHnt i

collforonoo dooo not obulltoiKI thO thirty I JO l day porlod wltblnli wbich a nitten anawr a~~at be a~itte4S ift order to11

i abullold dafault

Igt oaploro tbo poulbllltr of oottl-nt ln thh ttor

apoiKiont obOIIld oontact rttornoy Cbarloo 1 OfUco

l o ji of lonol Collftool Mtlon 1 at (617)22)-bullns

0

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