EPA v. Apogent Transition Corp., et al.
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
This action represents settlement of the United States' claims against the Settling Defendants, relating to the Standard Chlorine Chemical Co. Inc. Superfund Site. Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants will (i) design and implement the remedial design and remedial action for the remedy selected by EPA in its Record of Decision for the Site at an estimated cost of $11,246,000.00, (ii) reimburse EPA for its projected future costs of overseeing performance of the remedial design/remedial action at the Site; and (iii) pay EPA $503,609.96, which represents 75% of EPA's unreimbursed past costs of $671,479.94.
Defendants (4)
- Occidental Chemical CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Cooper Industries LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Beazer East, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- Apogent Transition Corp,Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
STANDARD CHLORINE
1035 BELLEVILLE TURNPIKE, KEARNY, NJ, 07032-4410
Registry ID: 110001532985
STANDARD CHLORINE
1035 BELLEVILLE TURNPIKE, KEARNY, NJ, 07032-4410
Registry ID: 110001532985
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Apogent Transition Corp., et al.entered 2019-05-02
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2017-05-25PRN Sent
- 2017-05-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2019-03-15Final Order Lodged
- 2019-03-15Complaint Filed With Court
- 2019-05-02Concluded
- 2019-05-02Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601054516
- Case number
- 02-2017-0011
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2017-0011 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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