EPA v. PONDEROSA FIBRES OF AMERICA INC
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
THERE ARE TWO PRIOR ACTIONS BY THE REGION INVOLVING THE DEFENDANT. IN APRIL 2001, THE DEFENDANT FILED A PETITION FOR PROTECTION FROM THEIR CREDITORS UNDER CHAPTER 11 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE IN THE U.S. COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE. DEFENDANT OWES OVER $15 MILLION TO A SINGLE SECURED CREDITOR, AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MORE TO OVER 600 UNSECURED CREDITORS OF WHICH THE U.S. IS THE SECOND LARGEST. The CD filed for the cost recovery action (99-cv-1305) resolves the claim associated with the bankruptcy (01-01578).
Defendants (1)
- PONDEROSA FIBRES OF AMERICA INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ST. LAWRENCE PULP AND PAPER SUPERFUND SITE
2 MADISON AVE, OGDENSBURG, NY, 13669
Registry ID: 110001584517
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 104E2 — Information and/or Access
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PONDEROSA FIBRES OF AMERICA INCentered 2004-07-29
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2001-05-05Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2001-08-01Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-12-16Final Order Lodged
- 2004-07-29Concluded
- 2004-07-29Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 8173
- Case number
- 02-2001-0022
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-2-1223/2
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- NYSUP
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Information and/or Access
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2001-0022 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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