EPA v. American Standard Inc., et al. (Avery Dennison Corp.)

Case summary

Recommends initiation of settlement discussions with potentially responsible parties for performance of the remedial design and remedial action and recovery of past response costs regarding the Martin Aaron Superfund Site. This consent decree resolves the Settling Defendants' liability under CERCLA for EPA's past costs and for performance of the RD/RA for the soil. The consent decree requries the settling defendants will excavate and dispose of highly contaminated soil containing arsenic and volatile organic compounds, remove buried tannery waste material, cap residual soil contamination, and demolish an industrial building in order to excavate the contaminated soil beneath the building. The settling defendants have received the standard covenant not to sue for the soil remedy under Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA.

Defendants (43)

• Clean Earth of North Jersey, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Avery Dennison CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Duty Lubricants Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• ASHLAND INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• AMERICAN INKS AND COATINGS CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BP LUBRICANTS USA INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BRENNTAG NORTHEAST INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• EXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• QUAKER CITY INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROHM AND HAAS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 3M COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• WYETHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• STEVENS INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• STEPAN COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANS AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SIMPSON PAPER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• RUTGERS ORGANICS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• REXAM BEVERAGE CAN COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• REICHHOLD INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 18 more

Facilities (2)

• MARTIN AARON, INC.

  1542 BROADWAY, CAMDEN, NJ, 08104

  Registry ID: 110029885845

• MARTIN AARON, INC.

  1542 BROADWAY, CAMDEN, NJ, 08104

  Registry ID: 110029885845

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• American Standard Inc., et al (prior case name Avery Dennison Corp)entered 2008-08-07

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2005-09-15PRN Sent
• 2005-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-09-13Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2007-11-06Complaint Filed With Court
• 2007-11-08Final Order Lodged
• 2008-08-07Concluded
• 2008-08-07Final Order Entered