EPA v. Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation

Case summary

Recommending the initiation of settlement discussions with the Defendant, whereby the company would perform and finance the remedial action for Operable Unit 2 for the Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation Superfund Site. On September 23, 2015, a letter requesting DOJ expand the scope of current consent decree negotiations to include an additional operable unit was sent. The consent decree requires the Defendant to implement the remedial action for Operable Units 1 and 2 at the site and pay EPA�s costs of overseeing the work. The consent decree also requires the Defendant to reimburse EPA for $505,000 in past response costs. The value of the work to be performed pursuant to the consent decree is approximately $5.6 million. The remedy that the Defendant will perform for Operable Unit 1 will reduce the non-perchlorate contaminants in the groundwater through in-situ treatment and monitored natural attenuation. Along with institutional controls, this will reduce human exposure to hazardous substances through consumption of the groundwater. For Operable Unit 2, which deals with soil, surface water, and sediment, the Defendant will eliminate unacceptable risks to human and ecological receptors through soil capping and excavation of stream sediments.

Defendants (1)

• Shieldalloy Metallurgical CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SHIELDALLOY METALLURGICAL CORPORATION

  12 WEST BOULEVARD, NEWFIELD, NJ, 08344

  Registry ID: 110000582165

• SHIELDALLOY METALLURGICAL CORPORATION

  12 WEST BOULEVARD, NEWFIELD, NJ, 08344

  Registry ID: 110000582165

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporationentered 2017-04-17

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2015-03-20PRN Sent
• 2015-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-09-23Supplemental Referral-Other
• 2016-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2016-11-10Complaint Filed With Court
• 2016-11-10Final Order Lodged
• 2017-04-17Final Order Entered