EPA v. ALLIED PAPER, INC./PORTAGE CREEK/KALAMAZOO RIVER - PLAINWELL IMPOUNDMENT AREA RI/FS AOC (CERCLA)

Case summary

ON FEBRUARY 21, 2007, TWO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS ON CONSENT (AOCS) WERE SIGNED BETWEEN U.S. EPA AND THE POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES (PRPS), MILLENNIUM HOLDINGS LLC AND GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, FOR THE ALLIED PAPER/PORTAGE CREEK/KALAMAZOO RIVER SUPERFUND SITE, KALAMAZOO AND ALLEGAN COUNTIES, MICHIGAN. THE STATE OF MICHIGAN IS ALSO A PARTY TO ONE OF THE AOCS. THIS AGREEMENT REQUIRES THE PRPS TO CONDUCT A SUPPLEMENTAL REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY STUDY (SRI/FS) FOR THE ENTIRE SITE. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE PRPS WILL INVESTIGATE AN 80-MILE STRETCH OF THE KALAMAZOO RIVER AND A 3-MILE STRETCH OF PORTAGE CREEK. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE ADDITIONAL SRI/FS WORK IS $15 MILLION. UPSTREAM SAMPLING WILL BEGIN THIS SPRING.\ 1/30/2020 Amendment to 2007 AOC (V-W-07-C-864) for additional RI/FS work

Defendants (2)

• MILLENNIUM HOLDINGS, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GEORGIA-PACIFIC, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALLIED PAPER, INC./PORTAGE CREEK/KALAMAZOO RIVER

  320 EAST ALCOTT STREET, KALAMAZOO, MI, 49003

  Registry ID: 110064311294

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122A — Agreement to Perform Work Under 104B

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• ALLIED PAPER, INC./PORTAGE CREEK/KALAMAZOO RIVER - PLAINWELL IMPOUNDMENT AREA RI/FS AOC (CERCLA)entered 2007-02-21

  Primary law: CERCLA

• ALLIED PAPER, INC./PORTAGE CREEK/KALAMAZOO RIVER - PLAINWELL IMPOUNDMENT AREA RI/FS AOC (CERCLA)entered 2020-01-30

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2007-03-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-01-30Final Order Issued