EPA v. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., et al.

Case summary

EPA incurred response costs overseeing settling parties performing cleanup work at the Site. This settlement recovers those EPA oversight costs. Settling parties will pay future EPA response costs when EPA sends those parties bills on a periodic basis.

Defendants (15)

• Colonial Heights Packaging, Inc.Named in settlement
• Bayer CropScience, Inc.Named in settlement
• Alco Industries, Inc.Named in settlement
• Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Named in settlement
• USG CorporationNamed in settlement
• Continental Holdings Inc.Named in settlement
• Croda Inks CorporationNamed in settlement
• Forenco, Inc.Named in settlement
• Henkel US Operations CorporationNamed in settlement
• LANXESS Sybron Chemicals, Inc.Named in settlement
• Reynolds Metals CompanyNamed in settlement
• The Hillshire Brands CompanyNamed in settlement
• Sonoco Products CompanyNamed in settlement
• Stepan CompanyNamed in settlement
• Union Carbide CorporationNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LIGHTMAN DRUM COMPANY

  ROUTE 73, WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, NJ, 08009

  Registry ID: 110009299437

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., et al.entered 2019-11-12

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2019-11-12Final Order Issued
• 2019-11-12Enforcement Action Closed
• 2019-11-19Enforcement Action Data Entered