EPA v. NEASE CHEMICAL - CONSENT DECREE (CERCLA)

Case summary

The Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Interior and the state of Ohio announced today that Rutgers Organics Corporation has agreed to complete the cleanup of the Nease Chemical Superfund Site near Salem, Ohio, estimated to cost $18.75 million. The agreement is memorialized in a consent decree lodged in federal court today in Youngstown, Ohio. Under the consent decree, Rutgers also agrees to restore injured natural resources at the site and nearby areas, at a cost of approximately $500,000. Further, Rutgers will reimburse federal and state agencies their past response and assessment costs of about $1 million.

Defendants (1)

• RUTGERS ORGANICS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NEASE CHEMICAL SITE

  BENTON RD AKA ST RTE 14A, SALEM, OH, 44460

  Registry ID: 110069553101

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NEASE CHEMICAL - CONSENT DECREE (CERCLA)entered 2016-12-22

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2016-06-09Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2016-09-09Complaint Filed With Court
• 2016-09-09Final Order Lodged
• 2016-09-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-12-22Final Order Entered