EPA v. YANKEE CHEMICAL CORP

Case summary

YANKEE CHEMICAL & AMBROID CO INC OPERATED OUT OF 600 WEST WATER ST SITE. YANKEE WAS A CHEMICAL REPACKAGER AND BLENDER. AMBROID WAS A GLUE MANUFACTURER. BOTH OPERATED OUT OF THE SAME SITE AND USED THE SAME STAFF AND MACHINERY. BOTH WERE OWNED BY J FRANK STRAUSS. AFTER INCURRING FINANCIAL AND RCRA PROBLEMS, THE COMPANIES TRANSFERRED THEIR ASSETS TO A HOLDING COMPANY AND ULTIMATELY TO CONTRACT PACKAGING (CPC). CPC OPERATED OUT OF THE SITE FROM JANUARY 1985 TO FEBRUARY 1986. AT THE CONCLUSION OF ITS OPERATIONS, CPC DECLARED BANKRUPTCY AND ABANDONED THE SITE. ON 3/6/92 STARTED THE REMOVAL PROCESS WHICH CONCLUDED ON 6/17/92. EPA INCURRED OVER $700,000 IN RESPONSE COSTS. ON 6/11/97 WE ASKED THE PRPS TO SIGN A TOLLING AGREEMENT. THEY REFUSED AND WE FILED A CIVIL COMPLAINT IN MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT COURT ON JUNE 6, 1997.

Defendants (5)

• AMBROID COMPANY INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CONTRACT PACKAGING CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• J FRANK STRAUSSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROBERT KUZARANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• YANKEE CHEMICAL CORPORATIONNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• YANKEE TERMINALS INC

  248 BROWNSTONE AVE, PORTLAND, CT, 06480

  Registry ID: 110010599646

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• YANKEE CHEMICAL CORPentered 2000-01-20

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1997-06-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1997-06-16Complaint Filed With Court
• 1997-06-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-01-13Final Order Lodged
• 2000-01-20Final Order Entered
• 2000-03-20Concluded