EPA v. ASHLAND/NORTHERN STATES POWER LAKEFRONT - ADMIN ORDER ON CONSENT (CERCLA)

Case summary

This Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent is entered into by the US EPA, the Northern States Power Company, a Wisconsin corporation, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). This Agreement concerns: (1) the undertaking of a Wet Dredge Pilot ( Pilot Study ) to determine whether wet dredging can be used to successfully remediate the near-shore sediments at the Ashland/Northern States Power Lakefront Superfund Site located at Ashland, Wisconsin, and to optimize a full scale wet dredge remedy at the Site; and (2) the reimbursement for Pilot Study Response Costs incurred by EPA in connection with the Pilot Study.

Defendants (1)

• Northern States Power CompanyNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ASHLAND/NORTHERN STATES POWER LAKEFRONT

  300 ST. CLAIRE ST., ASHLAND, WI, 54806

  Registry ID: 110009319558

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ASHLAND/NORTHERN STATES POWER LAKEFRONT - ADMIN ORDER ON CONSENT (CERCLA)entered 2014-05-09

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2014-05-09Final Order Issued
• 2014-05-16Enforcement Action Data Entered