EPA v. PESSES, MARVIN (METCOA RADIATION SITE)

Case summary

EPA REFERRED A CASE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR FILING ON OR BEFORE APRIL 20, 1090 WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT A CIVIL ACTION BE COMMENCED AGAINST TWO SITE OWNER/OPERATORS AND APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-FOUR (24) GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. THE ACTION PROPOSED IS FOR : (1) RECOUPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY $644,000 SPENT OF 1987 REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE PURSUANT TO CERCLA SECTION 107, AND (2)DECLARATORY RELIEF UNDER SECTIONS 113G2 OF CERCLA AND 28 U.S.C. SECTION 2201 FOR LIABILITY FOR FUTURE COSTS TO BE INCURRED AT THE METCOA SITE.

Defendants (192)

• NEW CASTLE FOUNDRY COMPANYNamed in settlement
• NORTHBROOK METALS INCORPORATEDNamed in settlement
• NORTHERN PRECISION CASTING COMPANY, INCNamed in settlement
• NOTT ENTERPRISES, INC.Named in settlement
• LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC.Named in settlement
• LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Named in settlement
• LUNTZ CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• LUSTRE COATE METALLIZING CORPNamed in settlement
• M&M METALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Named in settlement
• MALLINCKRODT GROUP INCNamed in settlement
• NATIONAL RESEARCH COMPANYNamed in settlement
• NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATIONNamed in settlement
• AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.Named in settlement
• ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
• TELEDYNE VASCONamed in settlement
• BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
• CATERPILLAR INCNamed in settlement
• GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYNamed in settlement
• GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
• XEROX CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
• DREYFUSS METAL CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BABCOCK & WILCOXNamed in settlement
• BEAZER EAST, INC., F/K/A/ KOPPERS CO,INCNamed in settlement
• BECKER METALS CORPNamed in settlement
• CABOT CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
• …and 167 more

Facilities (1)

• METCOA

  RTE 551, PULASKI, PA, 16143

  Registry ID: 110007786128

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PESSES, MARVINentered 1997-06-19

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1990-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-03-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1990-04-19Complaint Filed With Court
• 1997-06-19Final Order Lodged
• 1997-06-19Final Order Entered