EPA v. CHASE BRASS & COPPER
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
THE CHASE BRASS & COPPER COMPANY OWNED AND OPERATED THIS SITE AS A DISPOSAL AREA FOR WASTE FROM ITS METAL FORGING OPERATIONS, WHICH DATE BACK TO 1868. THE WASTE COVERED 5 ACRES ALONG THE BANK OF THE NAUGATUCK RIVER AND CONTAINED HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF HEAVY METALS, ASBESTOS AND PAHS. THESE CONDITIONS POSED A THREAT TO HUMANS AND WILDLIFE CONTACTING THE SITE AND WERE CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF THE RIVER. EPA COMPLETED A CLEANUP OF THE SITE IN 2003. IN THIS ACTION, EPA SEEKS TO RECOVER THE COSTS OF THE CLEANUP FROM THE CORPORATE SUCCESSORS TO THE CHASE BRASS AND COPPER COMPANY.
Defendants (5)
- CHASE BRASS & COPPERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- STANDARD OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- BP AMERICA INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- KEN-CHAS RESERVE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CHASE BRASS & COPPER
WEST BANK OF NAUGATUCK RIVER, WATERTOWN, CT, 06795
Registry ID: 110028117133
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHASE BRASS & COPPERentered 2006-06-07
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2005-08-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2005-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2006-04-06Final Order Lodged
- 2006-04-06Complaint Filed With Court
- 2006-06-07Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 154595
- Case number
- 01-2005-0012
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2005-0012 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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