EPA v. STARMET

Case summary

2/13/04 - AOC FOR REMOVAL ACTION ISSUED. RESPONDENT: UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION. SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES SHALL PAY FOR EPA'S REMOVAL ACTION COSTS IN INSTALLMENTS: (1) INITIAL INSTALLMENT: AS SOON AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE U.S. ON BEHALF OF THE SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES, SHALL PAY TO THE EPA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES SUPERFUND $15,000,000.00 BY EFT. (2) CONTINGENT SECOND INSTALLMENT: IF, AT ANY TIME, BUT NO EARLIER THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE, EPA DETERMINES THAT THE COST TO PERFORM THE EPA-LEAD WORK WILL EXCEED $15 MILLION, THE PARTIES SHALL EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS AOC WHICH SHALL PROVIDE FOR AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT BY THE U.S., ON BEHALF OF THE SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES. (3) CONTINGENT FINAL PAYMENT: IN THE EVENT THAT THE SECOND INSTALLMENT PAYMENT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PAY FOR ALL COSTS OF EPA-LEAD WORK, THEN UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK, EPA SHALL SUBMIT TO SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES A BILL REQUIRING PAYMENT OF SUCH UNREIMBURSED EPA-LEAD WORK COSTS. SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES SHALL MAKE PAYMENT TO EPA AS SOON AS REASONABLY PRACTICAL. ORDER CALLS REMOVAL OF DETERIORIATING BARRELS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL

Defendants (3)

• UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP.Named in settlement
• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYNamed in settlement
• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• STARMET CMI

  365 METAL DRIVE HIGHWAY 80, BARNWELL, SC, 29812

  Registry ID: 110008553190

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• STARMET (AOC FOR REMOVAL)entered 2004-02-13

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2004-02-13Final Order Issued
• 2004-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered