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 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
- CERCLA 107A — Cost 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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