EPA v. ACTON CORP ET AL

Case summary

THIS IS A CONSENT DECREE FOR REMEDIAL ACTION AT LONE PINE LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE, FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY. THE PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE PROVIDES FOR IMPLEMENTATION & COMPLETION OF EPA'S SELECTED REMEDY, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPLETED REMEDIAL DESIGN, AND FOR POST-REMEDIAL MONITORING, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED PURSUANT TO THE CONSENT DECREE ADDRESSES ONLY THE FIRST OF TWO OPERABLE UNITS FOR THE SITE. THE SECOND OPERABLE UNIT ADDRESSES REMEDIAL ACTION OF OFFSITE GROUNDWATER & SURFACE WATER CONTAMINATION, WHICH WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF A SEPARATE RI/FS, A SEPARATE ROD AND SUBSEQUENT RD/RA NEGOTIATIONS. IN ADDITION TO CONDUCT OF THE REMEDIAL ACTION FOR THE FIRST OPERABLE UNIT, THE DECREE PROVIDES FOR REIMBURSEMENT IN ATSDR COSTS. THERE ARE FOUR MAIN CATEGORIES OF SETTLING DEFENDANTS, AS SET FORTH IN THE DECREE AND THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AMONG THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS. (1) PRIMARY SETTLING DEFENDANTS SET FORTH IN APPENDIX A. (2) SECONDARY SETTLING DEFENDANTS SET FORTH IN APPENDIX B. (3) DIRECT USER BUYOUT DEFENDANTS SET FORTH IN APPENDIX C. (4) SCP BUYOUT SETTLING DEFENDANTS SET FORTH IN APPENDIX D.

Defendants (116)

• WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BENJAMIN MOORE & CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CELLU-CRAFT INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CIBA-GEIGY CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CONGOLEUM CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• DECORATIVE INDUSTRIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ENGELHARD CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GENERAL MOTORS CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GTE PRODUCTS CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ICI AMERICAS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• JONES CHEMICALS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MILLIPORE CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MONSANTO CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NEPERA INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PENNWALT CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SOUTHLAND CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• AMERICAN STANDARD INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SEQUA CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SILVER ENTERPRISES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SIMON WRECKING CO INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SMITHKLINE BECKMAN CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SQUIBB CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• REVLON INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 91 more

Facilities (1)

• LONE PINE LANDFILL

  100 BURKE ROAD, FREEHOLD, NJ, 077287011

  Registry ID: 110000803239

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ACTON CORP ET ALentered 1990-03-05

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1989-07-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1989-07-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1989-08-25Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1989-08-25Complaint Filed With Court
• 1990-03-05Final Order Lodged
• 1990-03-05Final Order Entered
• 1990-03-05Concluded