EPA v. CALDWELL SYSTEMS, INC.
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$2,639,562
Compliance action
$6,210,250
Case summary
THE CALDWELL SYSTEMS, INC. SITE IS THE LOCATION OF A FORMER HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR. FROM 1976 UNTIL 1989, OVER 940 COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES SENT WASTE TO THE SITE. ASH AND EMPTY CONTAINERS WERE DISPOSED IN THE ADJACENT MUNICIPAL LANDFILL. THE OWNERS AND OPERATORS HAVE NOT COMPLIED WITH CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDERS. EPA ISSUED RCRA 3008(H) ORDERS TO INVESTIGATE AND CLEAN UP THE SITE.
Defendants (48)
- BASF CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- OWENS CORNINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- PLANTATION PIPELINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- PRILLAMAN CHEMICAL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- R.R. DONNELLY & SONS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- REEVES BROTHERS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- KOLLMORGEN CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- LADD FURNITURE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- MAN ROLAND, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- NACCO MATERIALS HANDLING GROUP, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- REXAM INDUSTRIES CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- SINGER FURNITURE CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- STEELCASE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- THOMPSON CROWN WOOD PRODUCTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- U.S. DEFENSE REUTILIZATION AND MARKETINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- U.S. MARINE CORPSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- UNION CAMP CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- …and 23 more
Facilities (1)
CALDWELL SYSTEMS INC
MT HERMON RD, LENOIR, NC, 28645
Registry ID: 110009296564
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
- RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order
- CERCLA 107 — Superfund
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CALDWELL SYSTEMS, INC.entered 1998-01-16
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1985-01-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-09-14PRN Sent
- 1997-06-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-08-05Complaint Filed With Court
- 1998-01-16Final Order Lodged
- 1998-01-16Final Order Entered
- 1998-01-16Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 21141
- Case number
- 04-1994-0454
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- CER
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1994-0454 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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