EPA v. NL INDUSTRIES INC

Case summary

THE NL INDUSTRIES SITE IS AN ABANDONED, SECONDARY LEAD SMELTING FACILITY, ENCOMPASSING 44 ACRES LOCATED IN PEDRICKTOWN, OLDSMAN TOWNSHIP, SALEM COUNTY, NJ. IT IS ON THE NPL. THIS PRN IS INTENDED TO PREPARE EPA AND DOJ FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PRPS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE RD/RA FOR THE FIRST OPERABLE UNIT AT THE SITE AND FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EPA'S PAST COSTS.

Defendants (31)

• BELMONT METALS INC
• GENERAL MOTORS CORP
• NL INDUSTRIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• EXIDE CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GENERAL METALS & SMELTING CO INC
• GNB TECHNOLOGIES INC (AST GOLD, INC)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• GRANT MANUFACTURING AND ALLOY INC
• CITY METALS CO INC
• DOUGLAS BATTERY CO INC
• ELIZABETHTON HERB & METAL
• AARON FERER & SONS CO INC
• ACE BATTERY INC
• ACME ALLOYS
• ALLIED-SIGNAL INC (AST PRESTOLITE BATTERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• AMLON METALS
• ANSAM METALS CORP
• ANZON INC
• ASHLAND METAL CO
• AT&T INC
• BONUS METALS CANADA INC
• HAMMOND LEAD PRODUCTS INC
• JOHNSON CONTROLS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• LOUIS MACK CO INC
• MASTER METALS INC
• METAL BANK OF AMERICA INC
• …and 6 more

Facilities (1)

• NATIONAL SMELTING OF NEW JERSEY INCORPORATED

  PENNS GROVE & PEDRICKTOWN RD, PEDRICKTOWN, NJ, 08067

  Registry ID: 110064214817

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• C&D TECHNOLOGIES INCentered 1999-04-01

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1994-06-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-09-30PRN Sent
• 1998-10-03Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-01-05Final Order Lodged
• 1999-01-05Complaint Filed With Court
• 1999-04-01Final Order Entered
• 1999-04-01Concluded