EPA v. WITCO CORPORATION

Case summary

******* MYERS PROPERTY SUPERFUND SITE FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ ************************ ON JULY 30, 1993 EPA REGION II REFERRED WITCO CORPORATION, (WITCO), AS AN OPERATOR AND GENERATOR AT THE MEYERS PROPERTY SUPERFUND SITE(SITE), FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, HUNTERDON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR THE RECOVERY OF APPROXIMATELY $765,053 IN UNRECOVERED PAST COSTS INCURRED BY EPA RELATING TO THE REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDY ( RI/FS ) PERFORMED AND THE REMOVAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN AT THE SITE AND DECLARATORY JUDGMENT FOR UNRECOVERED FUTURE COSTS AT THE SITE. 08/17/94: AS PER SUPERFUND TRUST FUND COLLECTION $13,348.75 ON 07/01/94. THIS IS A COST NOT REFLECTED IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT AND REPRESENTS FUTURE COSTS COLLECTED. ALSO REFLECTS A COLLECTION OF $455,043.91 AS FUTURE COSTS COLLECTED. * CD TERMINATED - DATE OF TERMINATION IS PENDING DOCUMENTATION FROM THE ATTORNEY. USED THE DATE OF MARCH 1, 2001. * WHEN THE DOCUMENTATION IS RECEIVED THE DATE OF CD AND CASE CLOSURE WILL CHANGE. *

Defendants (1)

• WITCO CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MYERS PROPERTY SITE

  9 LOWER KINGTOWN RD, FRANKLIN TWP, NJ, 08873

  Registry ID: 110004178194

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WITCO CORPORATIONentered 1996-09-09

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1990-02-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1993-07-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1993-09-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 1996-09-09Final Order Lodged
• 1996-09-09Final Order Entered
• 1996-09-09Concluded
• 2001-03-01Enforcement Action Closed