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03-1990-0627JudicialFinal Order EnteredFY 1990· Region 03

EPA v. AMERICAN CYANAMID (FIKE CHEMICAL SITE)

Cost recovery

$20,000,000

Compliance action

$59,000,000

Case summary

THIS ACTION MEMORALIZED THE AMENDMENT TO THE RECORD OF DECISION FOR GROUNDWATER TREATMENT.

Defendants (64)

  • CHEMICAL ASSOCIATESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY
  • WILEY ORGANICS, INC.
  • MILES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • ALLIED SIGNAL INC
  • LORD CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP
  • CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION
  • CYTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
  • DOW CORNINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • E.I DU PONT DE NEMOURS CO., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
  • BAKER PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
  • BETZ LABORATORIES, INC.
  • AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • AQUA-FLO COMPANY
  • ARISTECH CHEMICAL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • ATOMERGIC CHEMETALS CORP
  • BAKER HUGHES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • PYRAMID CHEMICAL SALES, INC.
  • RAMBACH CORPORATION
  • RHONE-POULENC, INC.
  • …and 39 more

Facilities (1)

  • FIKE CHEMICALS INC

    PLANT RD WEST, 19TH ST, NITRO, WV, 25143

    Registry ID: 110007875353

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107ACost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (2)

  • AMERICAN CYANAMID (FIKE CHEMICAL SITE)entered 2009-04-14

    Primary law: CERCLA

  • AMERICAN CYANAMID CO., ET AL.entered 1997-02-19

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

  • 1990-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1990-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1991-10-08Returned To Region
  • 1992-09-02Rereferred
  • 1993-07-27Complaint Filed With Court
  • 2009-04-14Final Order Lodged
  • 2009-04-14Final Order Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
15102
Case number
03-1990-0627
DOJ docket
90-11-3-706
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
Branch
3RC41
EPA region
03
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Cost Recovery

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1990-0627 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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