EPA v. ALCAS CUTLERY CORPORATION, ET.AL.
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$350,000
Compliance action
$840,000
Case summary
THIS CONSENT DECREE REQUIRES ALCAS CUTLERY CORP. AND ALCOA TO PERFORM THE RD/RA SELECTED IN THE OU2 ROD FOR THE OLEAN WELLFIELD SITE, FOR THE ALCAS PROPERTY WHICH IS PART OF THE OLEAN WELLFIELD SITE. THE CONSENT DECREE ALSO REQUIRES THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS TO REIMBURSE THE UNITED STATES FOR PAST RESPONSE COSTS, OVERSIGHT COSTS, PAY OTHER FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS PROPERTY, PAY 1/4 OF ALL THE FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE THAT ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ITS PROPERTY OR THREE OTHER PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED AS SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION TO THE AQUIFER.
Defendants (2)
- ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ALCAS CUTLERY CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OLEAN WELL FIELD
LAUREN ST, OLEAN, NY, 14760
Registry ID: 110009302977
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 122 — Superfund
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ALCAS CUTLERY CORPORATION AND ALUMINUM COMPANY OFentered 1998-03-17
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1997-09-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-01-21Final Order Lodged
- 1998-01-21Complaint Filed With Court
- 1998-03-17Final Order Entered
- 1998-03-17Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 6269
- Case number
- 02-1997-0366
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-2-181B
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- NYSUP
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Superfund
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1997-0366 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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