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02-2012-2007Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2012· Region 02

EPA v. NL Industries, Inc.

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Case summary

This Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order is issued to the Respondent by EPA under Sections 106(a), 107(a) and 122(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. Sections 9606(a), 9607(a) and 9622(a). This Order requires the Respondent to perform a removal action at the Right-of-Way portion of the NL Industries/Buffalo Plant Superfund Site, and the reimbursement of past response costs and certain future response costs associated with overseeing the removal action.

Defendants (1)

  • NL Industries, Inc.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • NL INDUSTRIES INC - DEPEW

    3241 WALDEN AVE, DEPEW, NY, 14043

    Registry ID: 110015683358

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 106AImminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
  • CERCLA 107ACost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • NL Industries, Inc.entered 2012-07-31

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2012-07-31Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2012-07-31Final Order Issued
  • 2012-08-07Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3000044887
Case number
02-2012-2007
Lead agency
EPA
Branch
NYSUP
EPA region
02
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2012-2007 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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