EPA v. INTERVET, INC. AND MALLINCKROD VETERINARY, INC.(MILLSBORO TCE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION SITE)

Case summary

ON MARCH 4, 2015, THE DIRECTOR OF THE OF THE HAZARDOUS SITE CLEANUP DIVISION SIGNED A CERCLA ADMINISTRATIVE COST RECOVERY SETTLEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 122(H) OF CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(H), WITH INTERVET, INC., AND MALLINCKRODT VETERINARY, INC., IN CONNECTION WITH THE MILLSBORO TCE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION SITE IN MILLSBORO, SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE. THE TWO PRPS ARE PERFORMING REMOVAL WORK AT THE SITE UNDER TWO SEPARATE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSENT ORDERS, AND RECENTLY SUBMITTED TO EPA A DRAFT ENGINEERING EVALUATION/COST ANALYSIS TO ADDRESS GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, PRPS WILL PAY $950,000 TO A SITE-SPECIFIC SUPERFUND ACCOUNT TO RESOLVE ITS POTENTIAL LIABILITY UNDER SECTION 107(a) OF CERCLA FOR PAST COSTS INCURRED BY THE UNITED STATES THROUGH MAY 30, 2014, NAMELY $1,273,157. NOTICE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST RECOVERY SETTLEMENT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER FOR A THIRTY-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

Defendants (2)

• INTERVET, INC.Named in settlement
• MALLINCKRODT VETERINARY, INC.

Facilities (1)

• MILLSBORO TCE

  225 WEST DUPONT HIGHWAY, MILLSBORO, DE, 19966

  Registry ID: 110039012305

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• INTERVET, INC. AND MALLINCKROD VETERINARY, INC.(MILLSBORO TCE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION SITE)entered 2015-04-21

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2015-03-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-04-21Final Order Issued