EPA v. OAK BARK CORPORATION

Case summary

MARCH 20, 2024 - COMPLAINT FILED On March 20, 2024, the U.S. (EPA) filed a proof of claim in the Oak Bark Corp. Chapter 11 bankruptcy, pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (Case Number 23-03351-5-JNC). EPA has incurred unreimbursed past response costs in the approximate amount of $379,586.55, and estimates future response costs of at least $5,000,000 to implement future work at the Site. The Proof of Claim was filed for all unreimbursed past and future response costs, plus interest, at the Site for which Oak-Bark is liable. MARCH 13, 2024 - Bankruptcy Referral - Oak Bark Corporation (November 17, 2023), United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Region 4 seeks the assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice in filing a proof of claim in the Oak Bark Corporation Bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Oak Bark Corporation is the current owner of property at the Wright Chemical Corporation Superfund Site, located in Riegelwood, North Carolina, and is a Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) pursuant to CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. ? 9607(a). The United States (EPA) holds CERCLA 107(l) liens on real property owned by Oak Bark Corporation and currently has unrecovered past costs in the amount of $379,586.55 and anticipates future response costs of at least $5,000,000. The EPA seeks all unreimbursed past and future response costs, plus interest, at the Site for which Oak-Bark is liable.

Defendants (2)

• Koch Sulfur Products; Hexion Inc.; Entegris Inc.
• Oak Bark Corporation; Cronly Bluffs, LLCNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• WRIGHT CHEMICAL CORPORATION

  STATE RD. 1878, RIEGELWOOD, NC, 28456

  Registry ID: 110022532963

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107L — Lien
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2024-03-13Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2024-03-20Complaint Filed With Court
• 2024-04-19Enforcement Action Data Entered