EPA v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp, In Re (NATIONAL CASE)

Case summary

Referral to DOJ with respect to four matters requesting the filing of a proof of claim in bankruptcy in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed by Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation (Kaiser Acc), or to otherwise preserve EPA's rights with respect to Kaiser ACC's potential future environmental obligations. The bar date in the Kaiser Bankruptcy case has been set at January 31, 2003. The referral identifies three sites involving obligations under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, for which the Region requests that DOJ file a proof of claim. The sites are: the Breslube-Penn Superfund Site in Coraopolis, Moon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; the Eastern Diversified Metals Site in Hometown, Rush Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; and the Point Pleasant Landfill portion of the West Virginia Ordnance Works Site, located in Mason County, West Virginia. In addition, the referral identifies a matter concerning Kaiser ACC's Facility in Ravenswood, West Virginia, arising under Section 7003 of RCRA, for which Kaiser ACC has potential future environmental obligations to EPA or is otherwise involved, but which does not rise to a claim because EPA does not have a right to either: a) a payment or b) an equitable remedy for breach of performance which gives rise to a right to paymen

Defendants (2)

• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical CorpNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Kaiser Aluminum CorporationNamed in complaint

Facilities (5)

• CENTURY ALUMINUM OF WEST VIRGINIA INCORPORATED

  WILLOW GROVE RD., RAVENSWOOD, WV, 26164

  Registry ID: 110032631267

• EASTERN DIVERSIFIED METALS

  LINCOLN AVE, HOMETOWN, PA, 18252

  Registry ID: 110009308141

• CENTURY ALUMINUM OF WEST VIRGINIA INCORPORATED

  WILLOW GROVE RD., RAVENSWOOD, WV, 26164

  Registry ID: 110032631267

• BRESLUBE-PENN SITE

  84 MONTOUR RD, CORAOPOLIS, PA, 15108

  Registry ID: 110004846999

• POINT PLEASANT LANDFILL PORTION OF WEST VIRGINIA ORDNANCE (USARMY)

  RTE 1 BOX 125, 2 M N CITY OF POINT PLEASANT, POINT PLEASANT, WV, 25550

  Registry ID: 110009318906

Statutes cited

• RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp, In Re (NC)entered 2003-10-27

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2002-12-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2003-01-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-01-31Complaint Filed With Court
• 2003-10-27Final Order Entered
• 2003-10-27Final Order Lodged