EPA v. PETERSON/PURITAN SUPERFUND SITE OU2

Case summary

On September 15, 2016, EPA referred to the Department of Justice for signature and lodging with the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island a proposed Remedial Design/Remedial Action Consent Decree under CERCLA Sections 106 and 107 for Operable Unit Two (OU2) of the Peterson/Puritan, Inc. Superfund Site located in Cumberland and Lincoln, Rhode Island. The settlement set forth in the Consent Decree is a global settlement in that it resolves the claims of the United States, EPA, and the State of Rhode Island with respect to the liability of multiple classes of parties at OU2 of the Site, and will provide for the full cleanup of OU2, as well as Operation and Maintenance, required by the Record of Decision issued on September 8, 2015. The Remedial Design, Remedial Action, and Operation & Maintenance at OU2 are estimated to cost approximately $40.3 million plus approximately $6,045,000 in future oversight costs. This is the final remedy for the Site.

Defendants (24)

• Costa, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Cumberland Engineering Corp.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CVS Pharmacy Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• General Cable Industries, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Hindley Manufacturing Co., Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Hollingsworth & Vose Co.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• International Paper Co.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• KIK Custom Products, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Philips Electronics North America Corp.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Sears Roebuck & Co.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Clean Harbors Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Avnet Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Alcoa Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• ACS Industries Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Wyman-Gordon Co.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Shawmut Corp.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Supervalu Holdings, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Teknor Apex Co.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Texas Instruments Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Narragansett Electric Co., TheNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC, TheNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Waste Disposal Services of Massachusetts, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Waste Management of Rhode Island, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PETERSON PURITAN SUPERFUND SITE

  MENDON ROAD, CUMBERLAND, RI, 02864

  Registry ID: 110007828208

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PETERSON/PURITAN SUPERFUND SITE OU2entered 2017-05-03

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2016-09-15Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2016-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-04-11Complaint Filed With Court
• 2017-04-11Final Order Lodged
• 2017-05-03Final Order Entered
• 2017-05-03Concluded