EPA v. WITCO CORPORATION
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$2,061,800
Case summary
THIS PRE-REFERRAL NEGOTIATION CIVIL LITIGATION REPORT CONCERNING THE HALBY CHEMICAL SITE IN WILMINGTON, DE, HAS BEEN PREPARED IN ANTICIPATION OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR REMEDIAL ACTION AND COST RECOVERY UNDER SECTIONS 106 AND 107 OF THE CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 AND 0607.
Defendants (3)
- ARGUS CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in settlement
- BRANDYWINE CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- WITCO CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HALBY CHEMICAL
600 TERMINAL AVENUE, NEW CASTLE, DE, 19720
Registry ID: 110006817007
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (2)
WITCO CORPORATIONentered 1992-04-09
Primary law: CERCLA
BRANDYWINEentered 1996-03-25
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1991-06-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1991-06-28PRN Sent
- 1991-12-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1992-02-11Complaint Filed With Court
- 1996-03-25Final Order Lodged
- 1996-03-25Final Order Entered
- 1996-03-25Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 15474
- Case number
- 03-1991-0361
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-2-719
- 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 03-1991-0361 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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