EPA v. CALUMET CONTAINTER ADMIN ORDER ON CONSENT (CERCLA)

Case summary

U.S. EPA HAS DOCUMENTED THE RELEASE OR THREATENED RELEASE AT THE SITE OF POLLUTANTS, CONTAMINANTS, OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. U.S. EPA'S NOVEMBER 4, 2002, ACTION MEMORANDUM INDICATES THAT ADDITIONAL RESPONSE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO CLEAN UP SOME 19,250 CUBIC YARDS OF HIGHLY CONTAMINATED SOIL AT THE SITE. SINCE JANUARY 2002, THE U.S. EPA HAS SPENT APPROXIMATELY $462,000 IN ASSESSING THE CONDITIONS AT THE SITE AND INVESTIGATING THE STATUS OF VARIOUS PRPS. ADDITIONALLY, U.S. EPA ANTICIPATES SPENDING AN ESTIMATED $1.87 MILLION IN PUBLIC FUNDS TO CLEAN UP THE SITE. WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH SETTLING PARTY SHALL PAY ITS RESPECTIVE SETTLEMENT PAYMENT TO EPA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND. IF ANY SETTLING PARTY FAILS TO MAKE FULL PAYMENT WITHIN THE TIME , THAT SETTLING PARTY SHALL PAY INTEREST ON THE UNPAID BALANCE AND CIVIL PENALTIES.

Defendants (51)

• E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO. INC.Named in complaint
• R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANYNamed in complaint
• DOBER CHEMICAL CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
• THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS1 COMPANYNamed in complaint
• CENTRAL INK CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
• CHEVRON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANYNamed in complaint
• ALDEN & OTT PRINTING INK CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• AMERICAN CAN COMPANYNamed in complaint
• AMERICAN STEEL COMPANYNamed in complaint
• MEDIANEWS GROUP INC. (DENVER POST)Named in complaint
• EDWARD AND DEUTHSCH LITHOGRAPHING CO.Named in complaint
• ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RAILWAY CORP.Named in complaint
• THE GLIDDEN COMPANYNamed in complaint
• HARRIS-HUB CO. A DIV. DRESHER INC.Named in complaint
• ILLINOIS BRONZE PAINTNamed in complaint
• DOW CHEMICAL CO. FOR MARRETELLNamed in complaint
• HONEYWELL INTERNATIONALNamed in complaint
• SEQUA CORPORATION (FKA SUN CHEMICALS)Named in complaint
• BRETFORD MANUFACTURING, INC.Named in complaint
• CATERPILLAR INC.Named in complaint
• RAND MCNALLY & COMPANYNamed in complaint
• SERVICE WEB OFFSET CORP.Named in complaint
• FLINT INK1Named in complaint
• SUN CHEMICAL CORP.Named in complaint
• UNION TANK CAR COMPANYNamed in complaint
• …and 26 more

Facilities (1)

• CALUMET CONTAINER

  3631 STATE LINE AVE, HAMMOND, IN, 46327

  Registry ID: 110071102352

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CALUMET CONTAINTER ADMIN ORDER ON CONSENT (CERCLA)entered 2006-08-18

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2006-08-18Final Order Issued
• 2006-10-10Enforcement Action Data Entered