EPA v. COOPER INDUSTRIES, LLC, ET. AL. (LIN ELECTRIC SITE)

Case summary

COOPER INDUSTRIES, LLC ( COOPER ) AND ITS PREDECESSORS OPERATED THE SITE BETWEEN 1924 AND 1988. COOPER BUILT EECTRIC MOTORS AND TRANSFORMER USED IN THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY. THE MOTORS AND TRANSFORMER WERE CLEANED WITH TRICHLOROETHYLEN ( TCE ) AND POLCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS ( PCB ) WERE PRESENT IN THE WASTE AS A RESULT OF THE CLEANING OPERATIONS. EPA INITIATED A REMOVAL ACTION IN 2008 TO ADDRESS PCB CONTAMINATION IN THE BLUESTONE RIVER. EPA ISSUED COOPER A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO PERFORM CERTAIN DISCRETE RESPONSE ACTIONS AT THE SITE, INCLUDING HTE REMOVAL OF WASTE PILES SET ASIDE BY EPA FOR DISPOSAL DURING THE REMOVAL. THIS PROPOSED SETTLEMENT COOPER'S LIABILITY FOR EPA'S PAST RESPONSE COSTS AT THE SITE.

Defendants (3)

• LUSK, DANNY, E.
• COOPER INDUSTRIES, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• LUSK, GORDON, M.

Facilities (1)

• LIN ELECTRIC COMPANY

  1400 BLUEFIELD AVENUE, BLUEFIELD, WV, 24701

  Registry ID: 110020583420

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COOPER INDUSTRIES, LLC (LIN ELECTRIC SITE)entered 2013-07-23

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2012-05-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2012-06-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-05-23Complaint Filed With Court
• 2013-05-23Final Order Lodged
• 2013-07-23Concluded
• 2013-07-23Final Order Entered