EPA v. OLIN CORPORATION
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
EPA REQUESTS THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, OLIN CORPORATION, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, EPEC POLYMERS, INC., AND MORGANTOWN INDUSTRIAL PARK ASSOCIATES, L.P., UNDER SECTION 107 OF CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9607, SEEKING REINBURSEMENT OF EPA'S PAST COST IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. IN JULY 2001, EPA TRANSMITTED TO DOJ A PRN SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN NEGOTIATING A CONSENT DECREE WITH SEVERAL PRPs.
Defendants (5)
- OLIN CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ROCKWELL AUTOMATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- EPEC POLYMERS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MORGANTOWN INDUSTRIAL PARK ASSOCIATIES, L.P.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ORDNANCE WORKS DISPOSAL AREAS SITE
1000 DUPONT ROAD, MORGANTOWN, WV, 26505
Registry ID: 110010582244
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
OLIN CORPORATIONentered 2005-12-06
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2003-09-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2003-09-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2005-09-09Final Order Lodged
- 2005-09-09Complaint Filed With Court
- 2005-09-09Amended Complaint
- 2005-12-06Concluded
- 2005-12-06Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 103950
- Case number
- 03-2003-0375
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-2-369/3
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2003-0375 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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