EPA v. CABOT CORPORATION

Case summary

EPA PERFORMED OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE'S REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION FEASIBILITY STUDY AT THE SITE. EPA ISSUED A RECORD OF DECISION IN 1992, PERFORMED AND CONTINUES TO PERFORM OVERSIGHT OF THE REMEDY SELECTED IN THE 1992 ROD (INTERIM GROUND WATER REMEDY, AND DRUM EXCAVATION AND DISPOSAL REMEDY). IN ADDITION, EPA PERFORMED A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE IN 1997 AND IS SEEKING PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR THE 1997 REMOVAL ACTION AND FOR THE OVERSIGHT WORK PERFORMED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE. The Consent Decree for this matter involved EPA's past response costs with respect to the Evor Leasing Superfund Site. Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the defendants will pay EPA a total of $990,000 in reimbursement of EPA's past response costs at the Site.

Defendants (13)

• JOHNSON MATTHEY INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CABOT CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CARPENTER TECHNOLOGYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FORD ELECTRONICS AND REFRIGERATION INC
• INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• KEM MANUFATURING CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• METUCHEN HOLDINGS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• RUETGERS ORGANICS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SCA CHEMICAL SERVICES INC
• SPECTRASERV INC
• SPIRAL METAL COMPANY INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CWM Chemical Services, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EVOR PHILLIPS LEASING

  OLD WATER WORKS ROAD, OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP, NJ, 08857

  Registry ID: 110009300194

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CABOT CORPORATIONentered 2004-12-27

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2000-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2000-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-05-02Complaint Filed With Court
• 2004-11-19Final Order Lodged
• 2004-12-27Concluded
• 2004-12-27Final Order Entered