EPA v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC AND MARVA LLC (ELKTON FARM FIREHOLE)

Case summary

On December 3, 2018, District Court for District of Maryland entered a consent decree pursuant to Section 107 of CERCLA against Honeywell International, Inc. and Mack's Truck, Inc. ( Settling Defendants ) and against the Department of Defense , including the U.S. Department of Army and the U.S. Department of Navy ( Settling Federal Defendants ) to recovery unreimbursed past costs at the Site which totaled $18,878,707.85. Pursuant to the settlement , the Settling Defendants will pay $5,500,000 and the Settling Federal Defendants will pay $6,250,000 which represents a 62% recovery of total past response costs. The site, located Elkton, Maryland, was used for the disposal of wastes generated as part of its facility operations during and just after World War II. Waste was collected in drums and disposed of in trench-like areas referred to as fireholes which were scattered across the site.

Defendants (2)

• HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MARVA LIMITED PARTNERSHIPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ELKTON FARM FIREHOLE

  END OF ZEITLER ROAD, ELKTON, MD, 21921

  Registry ID: 110020748066

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC AND MARVA LLC (ELKTON FARM FIREHOLE)entered 2018-12-03

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2011-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2011-10-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-08-17Complaint Filed With Court
• 2018-08-17Final Order Lodged
• 2018-12-03Final Order Entered