EPA v. ALLIED SIGNAL, INC., ET.AL.

Case summary

THE RESULTING CONSENT DECREE, PURSUANT TO CERCLA REQUIRES THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS TO IMPLEMENT THE REMEDY SELECTED IN A SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 ROD FOR THE SITE, AND MAKE PAYMENT TO THE U.S. OF FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS THAT WILL BE INCURRED IN OVERSEEING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMEDY. (28) PARTIES (SETTLING DEFENDANTS) HAVE EXECUTED THE DECREE. AMENDMENT TO THE CD, LODGED JUNE 1, 2012. The Amendment to the Consent Decree requires that the Settling Defendants implement the remedy selected and modified in the Record of Decision (ROD)/ROD Amendment that EPA issued on October 5, 2010 (2010 ROD/ROD Amendment) for the Site. EPA issued the 2010 ROD/ROD Amendment to modify the groundwater component of the remedy selected in the 1994 ROD and to provide a response action for two source areas that were identified during implementation of the remedial design/remedial action for the remedy selected in the 1994 ROD.

Defendants (28)

• OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• TOWN OF TUSTENNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CORTESE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CUSTOM CHEMICALS CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FALSTROM COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FLEXABAR CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GANES CHEMICALS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• HALOCARBON PRODUCTS CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• HULS AMERICA, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• ICI AMERICAS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• INMONT CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• INX PRINTING INK CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• RHONE-POULENC BASIC CHEMICAL CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• STEPAN COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• THE OKONITE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. PF NJ, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• MARISOL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• NICHOLAS ENTERPRISES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• PACQUET ONEIDA, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• R&R SANITATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• RADIAC RESEARCH CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 3 more

Facilities (1)

• CORTESE LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE

  END OF ENGLEMAN AVE OFF OF RTE, TUSTEN, NY, 12764

  Registry ID: 110008095006

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• ALLIED SIGNAL INC ET ALentered 1996-05-01

  Primary law: CERCLA

• ALLIED SIGNAL, INC., ET.AL.entered 2012-08-03

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1983-12-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-09-28PRN Sent
• 1995-09-27Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1996-03-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 2012-06-01Final Order Lodged
• 2012-08-03Final Order Entered