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COLORADO ORGANIC CHEMICAL CO, INC.

Judicial · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery · 47725

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Penalty
$39K
Cost recovery
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
08-1984-0014
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (3)

Summary

NATURE OF CASE THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 106 AND 107 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9606 AND 9607 AGAINST COLORADO ORGANIC CHEMICAL CO., INC.(COC), PHILLIP C. MOZER, AND FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF DENVER. COC IS AN INACTIVE CHEMICAL PESTICIDE FORMULATING FACILITY IN DENVER, COLORADO, OF WHICH PHILLIP C. MOZER IS PRESIDENT. FIRST INTERSTATE IS THE TRUSTEE OF THE PHILLIP C. MOZER TRUST WHICH INCLUDES AMONG ITS ASSETS THE LAND UPON WHICH COC IS LOCATED. ON MARCH 7, 1984, AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER WAS ISSUED (EFFECTIVE MARCH 12, 1984), TO COC AND MOZER REQUIRING, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS, THE REMOVAL OF ALL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES FROM THE SITE AND THE INSTALLATION OF A SECURITY FENCE AROUND THE SITE. ALTHOUGH VERBALLY CONTESTING THE PROPRIETY OF THE 106 ORDER, COC AND MOZER AGREED TO COMPLY WITH TERMS OF THE ORDER. AFTER COC AND MOZER FAILED TO COMPLY WITH BOTH THE TIME FRAMES AND THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE 106 ORDER, FIRST INTERSTATE WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER CERCLA. THEREAFTER, THE REMAIN ING DRUMS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WERE REMOVED AND THE SITE WAS FENCED. THOUGH THE SITE IS NOW SECURE AND THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED, CONSIDERABLE ON AND OFF-SITE CONTAMINATION REMAINS AND WILL B

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