EPA v. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY (FIKE/ARTEL, NITRO)
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
THE PRN OUTLINE EPA'S CASE AGAINST TWENTY-FIVE (25) PRP'S AT THE ARTEL SITE IN NITRO, WV, TO BOTH IMPLEMENT EPA'S PRE- FERRED ALTERCATION FOR OU2 AND REIMBURST EPA FOR OVER $18M OF PAST COSTS INCURRED IN IMPLEMENTING OU1 AND EMERGENCY REMOVAL WORK AT THE SITE. WHILE THE DEFENDANTS INCLUDES CLASSIC WASTE GENERATORS, A NUMBER OF COMPANIES WHO ENGAGED ARTEL TO CUSTOM MANUFACTURE VARIOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED UNDER THE ACETO THEORY.
Defendants (12)
- MOBAY CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- ETHYL PETROLEUM ADDITIVES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- HALLIBURTON SERVICESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- P B & S CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- POLAROID CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- SPECIALTY POLYMERS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (3)
FIKE CHEMICAL INCORPORATED
WEST 19TH STREET, NITRO, WV, 25143
Registry ID: 110007875353
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA EXTRUSIONS INCORPORATED CRESSONA OPERATION
53 POTTSVILLE ST., CRESSONA, PA, 17929
Registry ID: 110011900149
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA EXTRUSIONS INCORPORATED CRESSONA OPERATION
53 POTTSVILLE ST., CRESSONA, PA, 17929
Registry ID: 110011900149
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANYentered 1992-02-20
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1984-06-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1991-03-29PRN Sent
- 1991-09-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1991-11-20Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 1992-02-20Final Order Lodged
- 1992-02-20Final Order Entered
- 1992-02-20Complaint Filed With Court
- 1992-02-20Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 15343
- Case number
- 03-1991-0225
- 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 03-1991-0225 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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