EPA v. CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION_(OU2)
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$322,313
Case summary
THIS REFERRAL/CONSENT DECREE PROVIDES FOR CIBA GEIGY CORPOR- ATION TO IMPLEMENT THE REMEDY FOR OPERABLE UNIT 2 AT THE CIBA GEIGY SITE IN MCINTOSH, ALABAMA. OPERABLE UNIT 2 ADDRESSES SOURCE REMOVAL IN 10 OF 11 FORMER WASTE MANAGEMNET AREAS AT THE SITE. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE REMEDY IS $120 MILLION DOLLARS. THE CONSENT DECREE ALSO PROVIDES FOR CIBA- GEIGY CORPORATION TO PAY EPA'S PASTCOSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE AND FUTURE OVERSIGHT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERABLE UNIT 2.
Defendants (1)
- CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (3)
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION
CIBA ROAD, MC INTOSH, AL, 365530113
Registry ID: 110000605051
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION
CIBA ROAD, MC INTOSH, AL, 365530113
Registry ID: 110000605051
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION
CIBA ROAD, MC INTOSH, AL, 365530113
Registry ID: 110000605051
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATIONentered 1992-11-18
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1991-11-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-05-08Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1992-08-26Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 1992-08-31Complaint Filed With Court
- 1992-11-18Final Order Lodged
- 1992-11-18Final Order Entered
- 1992-11-18Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 20753
- Case number
- 04-1992-0018
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- CER
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1992-0018 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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