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UNIVAR USA INC

Administrative - Formal · FY2005 · — · Final Order No Penalty · 149354

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Case

Case Number
07-2005-0260
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order No Penalty
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Self-disclosure
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Summary

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT (AOC) FOR CORRECTIVE MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION (CMI) ENTERED INTO FOR UNIVAR USA INC.�S FACILITY IN OMAHA, NE. ON JUNE 16, 2005, THE DIRECTOR OF REGION VII�S AIR, RCRA AND TOXICS DIVISION SIGNED A RCRA � 3008(H) AOC FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CORRECTIVE MEASURES AT UNIVAR�S FACILITY LOCATED AT 4120 BUCKINGHAM PLACE IN OMAHA. SINCE 1954 THE FACILITY HAD BEEN USED FOR THE BLENDING, REPACKAGING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS ACIDS, BASES, PESTICIDES, AND INDUSTRIAL SOLVENTS. IN 1989 EPA CONDUCTED A RCRA FACILTY ASSESSMENT (RFA) AT THE FACILITY. DURING THE RFA SEVERAL AREAS OF STAINED SOIL WERE OBSERVED, AND SEVERAL AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED WHERE RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS WASTES OR HAZARDOUS WASTES CONSTITUENTS MAY HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE DESIGN AND/OR DIMINISHED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS. IN 1993 RESPONDENT AND EPA ENTERED INTO AN AOC FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF A RCRA FACILITY INVESTIGATION (RFI) AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES STUDY (CMS) AT THE FACILITY. VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, SEMI-VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, PESTICIDES, AND METALS WERE DETECTED IN THE FACILITY�S SOILS AND GROUNDWATER DURING THE RFI. A CMS REPORT PRESENTING ALTERNATIVES FOR RESPONDING TO THESE RELEASES WAS SUBMITTED BY THE RESPONDENT TO EPA IN 2001. A STATEMENT OF BASIS (SOB) WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR COMMENT IN MAY 2003. IN DECEMBER 2004, EPA ISSUED A FINAL DECISION-RESPONSE TO COMMENTS FOR THE FACILITY. THE CORRECTIVE MEASURES SELECTED FOR IMPL

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