EPA v. U.S. SMELTER AND LEAD REFINERY - CONSENT DECREE (CERCLA)
Case summary
EPA seeks 1) reimbursement of costs incurred and to be incurred for response actions within certain zones?identified as Zone 1 and Zone 3?of OU 1 of the U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, Inc. site and 2) The performance of certain response actions by the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARC) and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company within Zone 1 and Zone 3 of OU1
Defendants (2)
- Atlantic Richfield Company (ARC)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
U.S. SMELTER AND LEAD REFINERY, INC.
5300 KENNEDY BLVD, EAST CHICAGO, IN, 46312
Registry ID: 110009284489
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
U.S. SMELTER AND LEAD REFINERY - CONSENT DECREE (CERCLA)entered 2014-10-28
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2014-08-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2014-09-03Final Order Lodged
- 2014-09-03Complaint Filed With Court
- 2014-09-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2014-10-28Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400288006
- Case number
- 05-2014-1019
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2014-1019 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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