EPA v. AMERICAN CREOSOTE WORKS SUPERFUND SITE - STALLWORTH TIMBER

Case summary

1. SECTION 107(A) OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RE- SPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9607(A). 2. AMERICAN CREOSOTE WORKS SUPERFUND SITE 1006 FRONT STREET WINNFIELD, WINN PARISH, LOUISIANA 71483 RESPONDENT: STALLWORTH TIMER CO., INC. 3. THE SITE IS THE LOCATION OF A FORMER WOOD TREATING FA- CILITY, WHICH OPERATED FROM THE EARLY 1900'S UNTIL 1985. CREOSOTE AND PENTACHLOROPHENOL (PCP) TREATING FLUIDS WERE USED AT THE SITE IN PRESSURE TREATMENT OF WOOD. EPA HAS CONDUCTED SEVERAL CERCLA REMOVAL ACTIONS AND A REMEDIAL ACTION AT THE SITE. EPA KNOWS OF ONLY ONE EXTANT PRP WHO APPEARS TO BE CAPABLE OF PAYING ANY PORTION OF EPA'S PAST COSTS: STALLWORTH TIMBER CO., INC., WHICH OWNED THE SITE FROM 1979 TO 1990. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 107(A) OF CERCLA, EPA REFERRED A CIVIL LITIGATION REPORT TO DOJ TO REVIEW IN ANTICIPATION OF A FAILURE OF THE PRP TO REPAY THE CLEANUP COSTS INCURRED BY EPA BEFORE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS RUNS OUT. EPA SEEKS TO RECOVER THE COSTS OF REMOVAL AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS. THOSE COSTS, EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST, TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $34,000,000.

Defendants (1)

• STALLWORTH TIMBER COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AMERICAN CREOSOTE WORKS SUPERFUND SITE

  1006 FRONT ST, WINNFIELD, LA, 71483

  Registry ID: 110003266803

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• AMERICAN CREOSOTE WORKS SUPERFUND SITE - STALLWORTH TIMBERentered 2002-07-19

  Primary law: CERCLA

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-03-06Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2001-03-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-05-02Complaint Filed With Court
• 2002-05-02Final Order Lodged
• 2002-07-19Final Order Entered