EPA v. CHEM FOUR

Case summary

A REMOVAL ACTION AT THIS SITE WAS COMPLETED IN OCTOBER 1993 AND REFERRED TO COST RECOVERY. CIVIL INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED IN LATE FEBRUARY TO LATE MARCH 1996 THAT ACTUAL OWNER/OPERATOR OF SITE HAD ACTED THROUGH SEVERAL CORPORATE SHELLS ALL OF WHICH WERE IN BANKRUPTCY AND THE TRUSTEE OF WESLEY INDUSTRIES, INC., HAS COLLECTED SOME $200,000 WHICH HE WAS ABOUT TO DISTRIBUT. THIS CASE IS A BANKRUPTCY REFERRAL TO DOJ TO AUTHORIZE THE LATE FILING OF A PROOF OF CLAIM, AS EPA DID NOT HAVE PRIOR NOTICE OF THESE BANKRUPTCIES. TOTAL COSTS OF THE REMOVAL ARE $732,000.

Defendants (1)

• WESLEY INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHEM FOUR LTD

  OFF HWY 80, DEMOPOLIS, AL, 36732

  Registry ID: 110007235517

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WESLEY INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 1997-07-21

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1996-04-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1996-04-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-07-21Final Order Entered
• 1997-07-21Complaint Filed With Court
• 1997-07-21Concluded
• 1997-07-21Enforcement Action Closed
• 1997-07-21Final Order Lodged