EPA v. ROGERS CORPORATION

Case summary

UNDER A 1990 COURT DECREE FOR RD/RA ALL OBLIGATIONS FELL ON THE PRINCIPAL GENERATOR--PERVEL INC. HOWEVER, IF EPA DETERMINES THAT PERVEL CANNOT CONTINUE THE WORK, THE OBLIGATION TO COMPLETE THE REMEDY FALL ON THE OTHER SIGNATORIES. THESE ARE DE MINIMIS GENERATORS AND THE OWNER/ OPERATOR, YAWORSKI INC., JAMES YAWORSKI, AND ROSE YAWORSKI. IN 1993, EPA DETERMINED THAT PERVEL HAD NO FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE WORK AND DIRECTED THE OTHER SIGNATORIES TO COMPLY. THE CURRENT CONSENT DECREE IS A DE MINIMIS SETTLE- MENT WITH THE STILL EXISTING LOW VOLUME GENERATORS (C & M, ROGERS, KAMAN, AND TRIANGLE) EPA IS NEGOTIATING WITH THE YAWORSKI'S AND PERVEL'S PARENT (BEMIS) TO HAVE THE WORK OF REMEDIATION CONTINUE.

Defendants (11)

• INTERROYAL CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• YAWORSKI INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROSE & JAMES YAWORSKINamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROSS & ROBERTS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• TRIANLGE PWC INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BEMIS CORPORATION, THENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• C & M CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• KAMAN AEROSPACE CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PERVEL INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• REVERE TEXTILE PRINTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROGERS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• YAWORSKI LANDFILL

  133 PACKER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT, 06331

  Registry ID: 110001731822

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122H3 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ROGERS CORPORATIONentered 1996-07-09

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1993-11-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1995-06-01Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1995-09-26Complaint Filed With Court
• 1996-07-09Final Order Lodged
• 1996-07-09Final Order Entered
• 1996-07-09Concluded