EPA v. AXTON CROSS CO., INC (UNION CHEM. $F SITE)

Case summary

AXTON CROSS COMPANY, LOCATED AT 1 CROSS ST., HOLLISTON,MA. AND 925 WASHINGTON ST., AUBURN, MAINE IS A BROKER/TRANSPORTR OF HAZ. WASTES. BETWEEN APPROX. FEB. 26 1981 AND MAY 24,1984 AXTON CROSS TRANSPORTED HAZ. SUBSTANCES TO THE UNION CHEM. CO. INC. FACILITY IN S.HOPE ME. FOR TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL. THE UNION CHEM. SITE WAS PROPOSED FOR THE NPL IN 1985 AND WAS LISTED IN OCT. 1989. AXTON CROSS COMPANY CONTRIBUTED 61,516 GLNS, OR ROUGHLY 2.01% OF THE HAZ. SUBSTANCES TO THE SITE. AXTON CROSSWAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF ITS LIABILITY IN A GENERAL LETTER SENT BY EPA RG I ON MARCH 23, 1987. ON FEB.28 1991, EPA RG I ISSUED SPECIAL NOTICE TO AXTON CROSS AND OTHER PRPS INITIATING NEGOTIATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE OF RD/RA FOR THE SITE. ON AUG. 1, 1991 60 PRPS,INCLUDING AXTO CROSS SIGNED A CONSENT DECREE IN WHICH THEY AGREED TO PERFORM THE RD/RA AND PAY MOST OF EPAS PAST AND FUTURE COSTS.

Defendants (1)

• AXTON CROSS CO., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UNION CHEMICAL COMPANY INCORPORATED

  RTE 17, UNION, ME, 04862

  Registry ID: 110002041219

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AXTON CROSS CO., INC (UNION CHEM. $F SITE)entered 1991-10-17

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1991-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1991-09-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-10-09Complaint Filed With Court
• 1991-10-17Final Order Lodged
• 1991-10-17Final Order Entered
• 1991-10-17Concluded
• 1991-10-17Enforcement Action Closed