EPA v. ALBERT TROSTEL & SONS CO., ET AL

Case summary

THE MARKHAMS SITE IS THE SECOND OF TWO PETER COOPER CORPORATIONS (PCC) SITES ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST. FROM 1955 TO 1971, SOME OF THE WASTES FROM PCC'S ANIMAL GLUE PRODUCTION WERE DISPOSED OF AT THE MARKHAMS SITE. IN 1972, 38,000 TONS OF WASTE WERE TRANSFERRED FROM PCC'S GOWANDA SITE TO THE MARKHAMS SITE. THE PRIMARY CONTAMINANT OF CONCERN IS CHROMIUM WHICH WAS CONTAINED LEATHER SCRAPS PROCESSED BY PCC TO EXTRACT PROTEINS FOR GLUE PRODUCTION. RI/FS ORDER WAS ISSUED TO PCC SUCCESSOR CORPORATION AND TEN GENERATORS OF SCRAP WASTES.

Defendants (11)

• ALBERT TRUSTEL & SONS CO.Named in settlement
• BADGER STATE TANNING CO.Named in settlement
• BLACKHAWK LEATHER LTD.Named in settlement
• BROWN GROUP, INC.Named in settlement
• GARDEN STATE TANNING, INC.Named in settlement
• IRVING TANNING COMPANYNamed in settlement
• PRIME TANNING COMPANY, INC.Named in settlement
• S.B. FOOT TANNING COMPANYNamed in settlement
• SETON COMPANYNamed in settlement
• VIAD CORP.Named in settlement
• WILHELM ENTERPRISES CORPORATIONNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PETER COOPER CORP

  PALMER STREET, GOWANDA, NY, 140700000

  Registry ID: 110007146356

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PETER COOPER (MARKHAMS) SUPERFUND SITEentered 2000-09-27

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-09-27Final Order Issued
• 2000-09-27Enforcement Action Closed
• 2000-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered