EPA v. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY, INC. (BUSH VALLEY)

Case summary

PRN SENT TO DOJ ALONG WITH DRAFT SITE-SPECIFIC CONSENT DECREE AND EARLY START RD AOC, IN ANTICIPATION OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR RD/RA. THE LANDFILL, WHICH WAS OPERATED AS A TRENCH AND FILL OPERATION FROM APPROXIMATELY 1974-75 UNTIL 1982, ACCEPTED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND SOME HAZARDOUS WASTES. IT WAS PLACED ON THE NPL IN JUNE OF 1988 WITH A SCORE OF 40.29. AN RI/FS WAS CONDUCTED BY THE COUNTY OF HARFORD, MARYLAND AND FINALIZED BY EPA IN JUNE 1995. THE RI/FS DEMONSTRATES THAT SOILS, LEACHATE SEEPS, SURFACE WATER, SEDIMENTS, AIR, AND GROUNDWATER AT THE SITE ARE CONTAMINATED WITH NUMEROUS CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS INCLUDING BOTH ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND METALS. EPA HAD IDENTIFIED 16 PRPS FOR THE SITE AND CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE ADDITIONAL PARTIES. THE IDENTIFIED PRPS INCLUDE AN OWNER, OPERATORS, GENERATORS AND TRANSPORTERS. THE U.S. ARMY HAS ALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A PRP. DIRECT REFERRAL SENT TO DOJ ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1997, BECAUSE OF A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT WITH THE PRPS.

Defendants (17)

• ALCO INDUSTRIES, INC. (BELKO CORP. DIV.)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BATA SHOE COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BRAXTON, MARTHA J. (ESTATE OF)
• BUSH VALLEY LANDFILL, INC.Named in complaint
• CASE-MASON FILLING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CELLO CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CITY OF ABERDEEN, CITY OF HAVRE DE GRACENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CONSTAR PLASTICS, INC.(A/K/A SEWELL ...Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CORNING LIFE SCIENCES (COVANCE PRECLINICNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CYTEC INDUSTRES (AMERICAN CYNAMID CO INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• EASTERN DISPOSAL (BROWNING-FERRIS, INC.)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLANDNamed in settlement
• HARFORD SANITATION SERVICESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MARYLAND STATE HIGHWAY ADMIN.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• MCCORQUODALE PROCESS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• SUSQUEHANNA CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC.
• U.S. ARMY

Facilities (1)

• BUSH VALLEY LANDFILL

  BUSH RD POB 246, ABINGDON, MD, 21009

  Registry ID: 110009337592

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106B — Superfund
• CERCLA 122G — Administrative De Minimis Settlement
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMERICAN CYANAMID CO (13 DEFENDANTS)entered 1998-03-10

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1996-01-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-01-23PRN Sent
• 1997-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1998-01-02Complaint Filed With Court
• 1998-03-10Final Order Lodged
• 1998-03-10Final Order Entered