EPA v. SALSBURY CHEMICALS, ALTON, IA

Case summary

4/28/99: REGION VII SENT A REFERRAL TO DOJ ON APRIL 26, 199 9, FOR A POTENTIAL SUPERFUND COST RECOVERY ACTION AGAINST TH E PROPOSED DEFENDANT SALSBURY CHEMICALS, INC. (SALSBURY), LO CATED IN CHARLES CITY, IOWA. EPA IS SEEKING TO RECOVER MORE THAN $227,000 IN SITE-RELATED COSTS IN THIS ACTION. IT IS EPA'S ASSERTION THAT SALSBURY IS LIABLE UNDER SECTION 107(A)(3) OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPE NSATION AND LIABILITY ACT, 42 U.S.C.  9607, AS AN ACETO-TYP E GENERATOR BASED ON UNITED STATES V. ACETO AGRICULTURAL CHE MICALS CORP., 873 F.2D 1373 (8TH CIR. 1989). ON SEVERAL OCC ASIONS FROM APPROXIMATELY 1976 TO 1988, SALSBURY SHIPPED RAW PESTICIDE INGREDIENTS (MALATHION) TO THE INTERCHEM, INC. FA CILITY IN ALTON, IOWA FOR FORMULATION INTO FINISHED PESTICID E PRODUCTS, WHICH WERE THEN SHIPPED FROM THE INTERCHEM, INC. FACILITY BACK TO SALSBURY. EPA BELIEVES THAT SALSBURY'S LI ABILITY STEMS FROM ITS LONG-TERM BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH INTERCHEM AND FROM ITS CONTROL OVER THE INTERCHEM FACILITY'S

Defendants (4)

• SOLVAY AMERICA, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• AMERICAN CYANMID COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS, CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SALSBURY CHEMICALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• INTERCHEM INCORPORATED

  101 E.10 TH, ALTON, IA, 510030000

  Registry ID: 110005738372

• INTERCHEM INCORPORATED

  101 E.10 TH, ALTON, IA, 510030000

  Registry ID: 110005738372

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS, CORP; AMERICAN CYANAMID COentered 2001-04-23

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1999-04-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-04-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-12-08Final Order Lodged
• 2000-12-08Complaint Filed With Court
• 2001-04-23Final Order Entered
• 2001-04-23Concluded
• 2005-12-31Enforcement Action Closed
• 2005-12-31Pipeline Closed