EPA v. ALCOLAC, INC. ET AL

Case summary

REFERRAL TO DOJ RECOMMENDING COST RECOVERY ACTION PURSUANT TO CERCLA 107(A) WITH RESPECT TO THE PJP LANDFILL SITE LOCATED IN JERSEY CITY, NJ. THE U.S. EPA SEEKS THE RECOVERY OF RESPONSE COSTS INSURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE. THERE ARE 10 PROPOSED DEFENDANTS. THREE LANDOWNERS, ONE TRANSPORTER, FIVE GENERATORS AND ONE RELATED ENTITY. **08/06/99 - REFERRED TO DOJ 08/28/2001 - COMPLAINT FILED AND CD LODGED W/ THE COURT. * (79 DEFENDANTS NAMED IN COMPLAINT COPY TO DOCKET) * ORIGINALLY EPA REFERRED 10 PROPOSED DEFENDANTS. TO CONSERVE RESOURCES, EPA DID NOT DEVELOP EVIDENCE ON ALL 79 SETTLING DEFS(SD). DURING SETTLEM'T NEGOTIATIONS, COUNSEL FOR SD RE- QUESTED THAT THE ENTITIES WHO SIGNED A CD WITH THE NJDEP ALSO BE INCLUDED AS SIGNATORIES TO THE CD W/ THE U.S. THE SD SAID THAT ANY INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE TWO SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTS WOULD IMPEDE SETTLEMENT W/ THE U.S. BECAUSE THE SETTLEMENTS W/ BOTH GOVERNMENTS WAS BASED ON THE SAME ALLOCATION OF LIABILITY. ACCORDINGLY, EPA AND DOJ AGREED TO INCLUDE ALL 79 DEFENDANTS. * * 09/27/2001 - CD PUBLISHED IN FEDERAL REGISTER. * 01/16/2002 - CD ENTERED (CCDS SUMBITTED AND COPY OF CD) * DOJ CASE NAME AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY. DOCKET CASE NAME CHANGED FROM SIEGEL, EDWIN ET AL TO ALCOLAC, INC. ET AL.

Defendants (79)

• BASF CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FLEXABAR CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NL INDUSTRIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PFIZER INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• TETLEY USA INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• KEUFFEL & ESSER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• KEWANEE INDUSTRIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MARS INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MASCO CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• METEM CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NJ DEPT OF TRANSPORTATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• OK TOILET & TOWEL SUPPLY INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PAMARCO INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PPG INDUSTRIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PQ CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PROCTOR & GAMBLE MANUFACTURING CO (THE)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• REICHHOLD INC F/K/A REICHHOLD CHEMICALSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCES OF NEWARKNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• S.B. THOMAS, A UNIT OF ENTEMANN'S INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 54 more

Facilities (1)

• PJP LANDFILL

  400 SIP AVE, JERSEY CITY, NJ, 07306

  Registry ID: 110009299749

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALCOLAC, INC ET ALentered 2002-01-16

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1999-08-06Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-08-28Final Order Lodged
• 2001-08-28Complaint Filed With Court
• 2002-01-16Final Order Entered
• 2002-01-16Concluded
• 2002-02-18Enforcement Action Closed