Cases — 4302809

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Activity name

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

Case number

05-1996-0375

Case name

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

Region code

05

Fiscal year

1996

Activity type code

JDC

Activity type desc

Judicial

Activity status code

CNC

Activity status desc

Concluded

Activity status date

1997-09-25

Lead agency

EPA

Case status date

1997-09-25

Enforcement outcome code

ECR

Enforcement outcome desc

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Total cost recovery

1307280.0

Hq division

CER

Branch

MMBI

Voluntary self disclosure

false

Multimedia flag

false

Summary text

THE SITE WAS USED AS A WASTE OIL STORAGE AND TRANSFER FACILITY AS WELL AS A REFINERY FOR MANY YEARS BY COMPANIES OWNED BY THE PIERCE FAMILY. IN 1983, THE SITE WAS PURCHASED BY MORECO ENERGY, INC. (A LIMITED SITE CLEANUP WAS REPORTEDLY PERFORMED JUST BEFORE THE SALE, INCLUDING DISPOSING OF THE TOP LAYER OF SOIL AND BACKFILLING WITH CLEAN FILL AND CLEANING OUT THE WASTE OIL TANKS.) MORECO ENERGY INC., OPERATED THE SITE UNTIL THE END OF 1988 WHEN THE SITE WAS ABANDONED. MORECO ENERGY INC. LATER FILED A VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY PETITION FOR REORGANIZATION. THE UNITED STATES GAVE MORECO ENERGY INC., AND ITS EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, A COVENANT NOT TO SUE FOR COST RECOVERY AT THIS SITE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PAYMENT OF $125,000 TOWARD COSTS AT THIS SITE AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS WITH RESPECT TO OTHER SITE. EPA PERFORMED A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE BEGINNING IN JULY 1992 AND ENDING N EARLY JULY 1993. ALL PRP'S LISTED WERE GENERATORS WHOSE USED OIL WAS SENT TO THE SITE.

Created at

2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

Updated at

2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

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