EPA v. IACAVAZZI, COSMO (AIR PRODUCTS)

Case summary

THIS IS A CERCLA 107 CASE TO BE FILED BY DOJ AGAINST APPROXIMATELY 30 GENERATORS, TRANSPORTERS, AND OWNER- DEFENDANTS. THE REMDIAL ACTION IS TO BE COMPLETED FOR THE SUMMER OF 1989 AT THE DOCHAUANN REFUSE SITE AND IS EXPECTED TO COST APPROXIMATELY 25 MILLION ($25,000,000) DOLLARS. THERE ARE THREE PITS AT THE SITE FILLED WITH MUNCIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES AND ONE ALSO CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 DRUMS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES MATERIALS.

Defendants (52)

• AMP INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROHM AND HAAS CO
• CELOTEX CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CENTRE ENGINEERING, INC.
• CHAMBERLAIN MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
• CONSTRUCTION FASTENERS INC
• CORNING GLASS WORKSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• DANA CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ELLIOT TURBOMACHINERY CO., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• GAF CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GENTEX
• GTE PRODUCTS, INC.
• IACAVAZZI, COSMONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• INTERNATIONAL JENSEN, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• KMART
• LACKAWANNA REFUSE REMOVAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• LITTON INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
• LITTON INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• LITTON SYSTEMS, INC.
• MACK TRUCK INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• MASONITE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NORTHEASTERN LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• OWENS ILLINOIS
• PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 27 more

Facilities (1)

• LACKAWANNA REFUSE REMOVAL INC

  600 ST FRANCIS CABRIN AVE, SCRANTON, PA, 18504

  Registry ID: 110004840209

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (3)

• IACAVAZZI, COSMO, ET ALentered 1992-11-27

  Primary law: CERCLA

• IACAVAZZI, COSMO (AIR PRODUCT)entered 1992-11-27

  Primary law: CERCLA

• IACAVAZZI, COSMO (CELOTEX)entered 1997-10-03

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1987-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1987-09-30Referred To Headquarters
• 1987-11-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1989-02-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 1997-10-03Final Order Lodged
• 1997-10-03Final Order Entered
• 1999-10-30Concluded
• 1999-12-01Enforcement Action Closed