Opinion ID: 1992368
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Y. McDonald appealed this decision to the administrator of the EPA.

Text: On July 23, 1987, the EPA issued its Final Decision. The EPA generally adopted the ALJ's Initial Decision, found that A.Y. McDonald had violated RCRA, and assessed a civil penalty against the company. In addition, the EPA required A.Y. McDonald to submit a closure and postclosure plan and a groundwater assessment plan as well as requiring the company to fully implement these plans. On August 19, 1987, A.Y. McDonald, the Iowa department of transportation (IDOT), [1] and the EPA entered into a consent order pursuant to section 106 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). See 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq., as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. The consent order required A.Y. McDonald to (1) design and construct a clay cap over a specified portion of the property; (2) expand its groundwater monitoring system; and (3) develop and implement a post-closure plan for a period of thirty years.