EPA v. NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Final Order With Unspecified Cost Recovery
Compliance action
$2,800,000
Case summary
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT. RESPONDENTS TO PERFORM THE REMEDIAL DESIGN FOR THE REMEDY DESCRIBED IN THE OPERABLE UNIT 1 RECORD OF DECISION DATED JULY 8, 1995, FOR THE NL INDUSTRIES SUPERFUND SITE. THERE IS ANOTHER ROD WHICH RELATES TO OPERABLE UNIT 2 DATED SEPT. 27, 1991. RESPONDENTS AGREE TO REIMBURSE EPA FOR ALL RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED BY EPA RELATED TO THE OVERSIGHT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ORDER, INCLUDING BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS.
Defendants (5)
- ALLIEDSIGNAL INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- C&D CHARTER POWER SYSTEMS, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- EXIDE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- GNB INC. (AKA GNB TECHNOLOGIES, INC.)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- JOHNSON CONTROLS, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NATIONAL SMELTING OF NEW JERSEY INCORPORATED
PENNS GROVE & PEDRICKTOWN RD, PEDRICKTOWN, NJ, 08067
Registry ID: 110064214817
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NL INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 1996-06-10
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1996-06-10Final Order Issued
- 1996-06-10Enforcement Action Closed
- 1996-07-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 5785
- Case number
- 02-1996-0185
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- NJSUP
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1996-0185 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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