EPA v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
'The Regional Administrator recommended to the Department of Justice that the United States sue one defendant, Bayer CropScience AG, pursuant to Sections 107 and 113 of CERCLA for response costs incurred at the Stauffer Chemical Company Site ( the Site ). The United States spent approximately $627,066.44 to contain and remove several hazardous substances released from the abandoned Site, which was once a carbon disulfide manufacturing plant.'
Defendants (1)
- Bayer CropScience IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY
BUBB ROAD, BENTONVILLE, VA, 22610
Registry ID: 110016667034
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BAYER CROPSCIENCE INCentered 2003-11-14
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2002-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2002-10-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-09-11Complaint Filed With Court
- 2003-09-24Final Order Lodged
- 2003-11-14Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 87699
- Case number
- 03-2002-0315
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-2-07910
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 3RC41
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2002-0315 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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