EPA v. Lockwood Solvent Administrative Settlement

Case summary

In accordance with the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERLCA) notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, of a proposed prospective purchaser administrative settlement agreement, embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue (Settlement Agreement) with the State of Montana (the State), MAC LTT, LLC (MAC), which is purchasing the Property, and MAC LTT Manufacturing, Inc., a related entity to MAC, which, although not purchasing the Property, has leased the Property since 2013 and will continue to lease and operate the Property after MAC purchases the Property (Lessee, and with MAC collectively, Purchaser). This Settlement Agreement pertains to a portion of the approximately 580-acre area known as the Lockwood Solvent Ground Water Plume Superfund Site (Site) located at 1430 U.S. Highway 87 East, Billings, Montana (The Property).

Defendants (2)

• MAC LTT Manufacturing, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• MAC LTT, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LOCKWOOD SOLVENT GROUND WATER PLUME

  LOCKWOOD ROAD, BILLINGS, MT, 59101

  Registry ID: 110009296056

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Lockwood Solvent Administrative Settlemententered 2020-10-08

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2020-10-08Final Order Issued
• 2020-10-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-03-16Enforcement Action Data Entered