EPA v. HORSEHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$4,713,300
Case summary
OCTOBER 27,2009, AMENDED CONSENT DECREE ENTERED WHICH RESOLVES NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGES CLAIMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PALMERTON ZINC PILE SUPERFUND SITE IN PALMERTON, CARBON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AMENDMENT, THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WILL PAY THE FEDERAL AND COMMONWEALTH TRUSTEES TO REIMBURSE THE TRUSTEES FOR ASSESSMENT COSTS, AND FOR THE JOINT BENEFIT AND USE OF THE FEDERAL AND COMMONWEALTH TRUSTEES. IN ADDITION, THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WILL TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF A 1200-ACRE TRACK OF LAND KNOWN AS THE KINGS MANOR PROPERTY TO THE COMMONWEALTH AND WILL RELEASE A MORTGAGE HELD BY VIACOM INERNATIONAL, INC ON PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY THE WILDLIFE INFORMATION CENTER FOR USE BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
Defendants (204)
- STANDARD STEELNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ALBERT LEA ELECTRO-PLATING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- ALLEGHENY LUDLUM CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ALLOY PRODUCTS CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- AMAC ENTERPRISES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- AMERCORD, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- AMERICA'S BEST QUALITY COATINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- CONCAST METAL PRODUCTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- REPUBLIC ENGINEERED STEELS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- RESOURCE CHEMISTRIES CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- RHODE ISLAND FORGING STEEL INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- ROANOKE ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- LASKO METAL PRODUCTS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- LETOURNEAU. INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- LINCOLN PLATING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- LONE STAR STEEL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- LUKENS STEEL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- M & R PLATING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- NORTH STAR STEEL COMPANY, MICHAGAN DIVNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- NORTH STAR STEEL COMPANY, MINNESOTANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- NORTH STAR STEEL COMPANY, WILTON, IANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- BEAR METALLURGICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- …and 179 more
Facilities (9)
PALMERTON ZINC SUPERFUND SITE
8TH ST & DELAWARE AVE, PALMERTON, PA, 18071
Registry ID: 110000603749
PALMERTON ZINC SUPERFUND SITE
8TH ST & DELAWARE AVE, PALMERTON, PA, 18071
Registry ID: 110000603749
PALMERTON ZINC SUPERFUND SITE
8TH ST & DELAWARE AVE, PALMERTON, PA, 18071
Registry ID: 110000603749
PALMERTON ZINC SUPERFUND SITE
8TH ST & DELAWARE AVE, PALMERTON, PA, 18071
Registry ID: 110000603749
PALMERTON ZINC SUPERFUND SITE
8TH ST & DELAWARE AVE, PALMERTON, PA, 18071
Registry ID: 110000603749
PALMERTON ZINC SUPERFUND SITE
8TH ST & DELAWARE AVE, PALMERTON, PA, 18071
Registry ID: 110000603749
PALMERTON ZINC SUPERFUND SITE
8TH ST & DELAWARE AVE, PALMERTON, PA, 18071
Registry ID: 110000603749
PALMERTON ZINC SUPERFUND SITE
8TH ST & DELAWARE AVE, PALMERTON, PA, 18071
Registry ID: 110000603749
PALMERTON ZINC SUPERFUND SITE
8TH ST & DELAWARE AVE, PALMERTON, PA, 18071
Registry ID: 110000603749
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 122D3 — Violation of Existing AO or CD
- CERCLA 122G — Administrative De Minimis Settlement
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (3)
HORSEHEAD INDUSTRIES, (VIACOM,TCI)entered 2003-11-21
Primary law: CERCLA
HORSEHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC. ET. AL.entered 1999-12-10
Primary law: CERCLA
HORSEHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 2009-10-27
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1986-06-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-04-11Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-04-17Complaint Filed With Court
- 2000-11-15Supplemental Referral to DOJ for Consent Decree Enforcement-Sent
- 2009-08-03Final Order Lodged
- 2009-10-27Final Order Entered
- 2009-10-27Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 17675
- Case number
- 03-1997-0178
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-2-271M
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 3RC43
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO or CD
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1997-0178 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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