EPA v. HOLLINGSWORTH SOLDER

Case summary

THE HOLLINGSWORTH SOLDERLESS TERMINAL COMPANY (HSTC) SITE IS LOCATED IN A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN FORT LAUDERDALE, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES INLAND, TO THE WEST OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. FROM 1968-1982, HSTC WAS IN THE BUSINESS OF MANUFACTURING SOLDERLESS ELECTRICAL TERMINALS, CONSISTING OF A CONDUCTIVE METAL PORTION AND A PLASTIC SLEEVE. THE TERMINALS WERE DESIGNED TO ATTACH BY MEANS OF CRIMPING RATHER THAN BY SOLDERING. THE MANU- FACTURING PROCESS INCLUDED HEAT TREATMENT IN MOLTEN SALTS BATHS, DEGREASING AND ELECTROPLATING. THE PRIMARY CONTAMI- NANTS OF CONCERN AT THE SITE INCLUDE, TRICHLOROETHENE, VINYL CHLORIDE, AND TRANS-1, 2-DICHLOROETHENE, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT, NICKEL, TIN, AND COPPER. BOTH ONSITE SOILS AND GROUND WATER HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED TO THE CONTAMINATED BY ONE OR MORE OF THESE CONTAMINANTS. THE HSTC SITE WAS PROPOSED FOR INCLUSION ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NLP) IN OCTOBER 1981 AND WAS INCLUDED ON THE FIRST OFFICIAL NPL PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 1982.

Defendants (1)

• HOLLINGSWORTH SOLDERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HOLLINGSWORTH SOLDERLESS TERMINAL

  700 NW 57TH PLACE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 333090

  Registry ID: 110002526302

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HOLLINGSWORTH SOLDERLESSentered 1995-03-24

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1982-12-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1983-04-28Complaint Filed With Court
• 1995-03-24Concluded
• 1995-03-24Final Order Lodged
• 1995-03-24Final Order Entered
• 1997-08-28Enforcement Action Data Entered