EPA v. MUSKEGO SANITARY LANDFILL (CERCLA) CONSENT DECREE

Case summary

UNDER THIS SETTLEMENT THE PRPS WILL PERFORM RESPONSE WORK, PAY EPA’S COSTS OF OVERSEEING THAT WORK, AND PAY UNREIMBURSED PAST RESPONSE COSTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE PERFORMING SETTLING DEFENDANTS WOULD: (1) PERFORM FURTHER GROUNDWATER INVESTIGATION AS PART OF A MONITORED NATURAL ATTENUATION (“MNA”) EVALUATION; (2) PROPOSE AND PERFORM ADDITIONAL REMEDIAL ACTIONS IF THE GROUNDWATER BEYOND THE LANDFILL BOUNDARY DOES NOT SATISFY MNA REQUIREMENTS; (3) EVALUATE AND UPGRADE THE EXISTING SOURCE CONTROL OPERATIONAL UNIT (“SCOU”) REMEDY.

Defendants (39)

• Pre-Referral NegotiationsNamed in settlement
• P&H Mining Equipment Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Oilgear Company, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Northrop Grumman Systems CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Newell Rubbermaid Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• MRC Holdings, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Midwest Tanning Company.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Operations, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Hydrite Chemical Co.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Masco Corp.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Master Lock Company LLC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Wisconsin Electric Power Company.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Vulcan Materials CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Venturedyne, Ltd./Dings Company, IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Three Rivers Management, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• TDY Industries, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Star Line Trucking Corp.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Siemens Water Technology, Corp.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Rockwell Automation, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Rexnord Industries, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Aurora Health Care Metro, IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• AT&T WisconsinNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Archer Daniels Midland CoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Allied Waste Systems, IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 14 more

Facilities (1)

• MUSKEGO SANITARY LANDFILL

  S82W21595 WAUER LN, MUSKEGO, WI, 53150

  Registry ID: 110060626595

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MUSKEGO SANITARY LANDFILL (CERCLA) CONSENT DECREEentered 2011-07-21

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2009-05-11PRN Sent
• 2009-08-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2011-04-12Final Order Lodged
• 2011-04-12Complaint Filed With Court
• 2011-07-21Final Order Entered