EPA v. WABASH ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES AOC (CERCLA)

Case summary

This Settlement Agreement is entered into pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) by Section 122(h)(l) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. § 9622(h)(1), which authority has been delegated to the Regional Administrators of the EPA by EPA Delegation No. 14-14-D and re-delegated to the Director, Superfund Division, EPA Region 5 by Regional Delegation No. 14-14-D. This Settlement Agreement concerns the Wabash Envhonmenlal Technologies Site ( Site ) located in Terre Haute, Indiana. EPA alleges ilmt liic Site is a facility as defined by Section 101(9) of CERCLA. 42 U.S.C. § 9601(9). In response to the release or threatened release of hazardous substances at or from the Site, EPA undertook response actions at the Site pursuant to Secfion 104 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.§ 9604. In performing response actions, EPA has incurred response costs at or in connection with the Site.

Defendants (21)

• AAA Galvanizing of Dixon, Inc.Named in settlement
• Weatherford InternationalNamed in settlement
• Technicote, Inc.Named in settlement
• Superior Oil Company, Inc.Named in settlement
• Superior Oil Company Inc. for Figerglass & ResinsNamed in settlement
• Speedway LLCNamed in settlement
• Rock-Tenn Company for Smurfit-StoneNamed in settlement
• Rochester Midland CorporationNamed in settlement
• The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing CompanyNamed in settlement
• Northern Indiana Public Service CompanyNamed in settlement
• Perma-Fix of Dayton, Inc./of Enviro. Services Inc.Named in settlement
• Marathon Pipe Line LLCNamed in settlement
• Interplastic CorporationNamed in settlement
• Glas-Col LLCNamed in settlement
• General Electric CompanyNamed in settlement
• Enviromark CorporationNamed in settlement
• Elixir IndustriesNamed in settlement
• ConAgra Foods Inc.Named in settlement
• City of Terre Haute Board of Public Works & SafetyNamed in settlement
• Chemetall US, Inc., fka Oakite Products Inc.Named in settlement
• Brenntag Mid-South, Inc.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WABASH ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

  1331 S 1ST ST, TERRE HAUTE, IN, 47802

  Registry ID: 110000404009

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WABASH ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES AOC (CERCLA)entered 2012-04-09

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2012-04-09Final Order Issued
• 2012-07-20Enforcement Action Data Entered