EPA v. OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$2,500,000
Case summary
PRN PREPARED IN ANTICIPATION OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR REMED- IAL ACTION AND COST RECOVERY UNDER SECTION 106 & 107 OF CERCLA, AGAINST CURRENT AND FORMER OWNER/OPERATORS, ARRANGER FOR DISPOSAL AND TRANSPORTATERS. THE REFERRAL IS A CERCLA COST RECOVERY ACTION FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS TAKEN AT STRASBURG LANDFILL SITE FOR RECOVERY AGAINST OWNER/OPERATORS AND FOR DECLARATORY RELIEF.
Defendants (31)
- BARRY, ALEX
- BUCKLEY & COMPANY, INC.
- BUCKLEY, ROBERT SR.
- CLEAN HARBORS OF CLEVELANDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- CONGOLEUM CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- DOWNINGTOWN, BOROUGH OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ECO-WASTE INC
- EHRLICH, DAVID
- ESSCHEM, INC.Named in settlement
- HACKER, MORRIS
- HART, EARL R.
- INLAND PUMPING & DREDGING
- M.H. PROPERTIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- NATIONAL ROLLING MILLS INVESTMENT INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- NEWLIN CORPORATION
- OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- SOMERSET OF VIRGINIA, INC.
- STRASBURG ASSOCIATESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- STRASBURG ASSOCIATES (I)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- STRASBURG ASSOCIATES (II)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- UNISYS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- USA WASTE OF DELAWARE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- VALLEY FORGE SEWER AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- VISHNAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
- WEST CHESTER, BOROUGH OF/GOOSE CREEKNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- …and 6 more
Facilities (1)
STRASBURG LANDFILL
STRASBURG RD, NEWLIN, PA, 19041
Registry ID: 110007746038
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (3)
Strasburg, et al.entered 2001-09-20
Primary law: CERCLA
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATIONentered 1998-12-18
Primary law: CERCLA
M.H. Properties, Incentered 2002-05-09
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1992-08-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-08-26PRN Sent
- 1995-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-09-29Complaint Filed With Court
- 2002-04-17Final Order Lodged
- 2002-05-09Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 15929
- Case number
- 03-1992-0343
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-3-962A
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 3RC42
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1992-0343 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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