EPA v. UNION RESEARCH CO. II
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$2,800,000
Case summary
THIS IS A PRE-LITIGATION NEGOTIATION FOR PERFORMANCE OF RD/RA AND RECOVERY OF UNREIMBURSED PAST COSTS AT THE UNION CHEMICAL SITE IN SOUTH HOPE, MAINE. THE SITE OPERATED AS A SOLVENT MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING FACILITY FROM APPROXIMATELY 1967 TO 1986. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 400 PRP'S. A DE MINIMIS SETTLEMENT IS ANTICIPATED.
Defendants (79)
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- JONES & VINING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- KYANIZE PAINTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- LAMINATES DIVISIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- LORING AIR FORCE BASE
- MAINE COASTAL SERVICESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MAINE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MAINE PEARL ESSENCENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MANVILLE BUILDING MATERIALS CORPORATION
- IRVING TANNING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- JET LINE POLLUTION CONTROLNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ANSON, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- ARKWRIGHT, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- AXTON CROSS COMPANY (HOLLISTON)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- BEN-MONT CORPORATION
- BLUE LINE EXPRESS, INC.
- BOSTITCH/DIVISION
- BOSTON WHALER, INC. (ROCKLAND)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- C.M. LABORATORIES
- CENTRONICS DATA COMPUTER, CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- CHEMICAL POLLUTION CONTROL, INC.
- CINCINNATI MILACRON-HEALD CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- CLEAN HARBORS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL COMPANY
- DAVIDSON RUBBER COMANY, INC.(DOVER)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- …and 54 more
Facilities (1)
UNION CHEMICAL COMPANY INCORPORATED
RTE 17, UNION, ME, 04862
Registry ID: 110002041219
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 106B — Superfund
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNION RESEARCH CO.entered 1992-06-16
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1987-03-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-12-06PRN Sent
- 1991-08-07Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1991-08-07Complaint Filed With Court
- 1992-06-16Final Order Lodged
- 1992-06-16Final Order Entered
- 1992-06-16Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 227
- Case number
- 01-1991-0006
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- CERCL
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1991-0006 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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