EPA v. MONTROSE - CBS/POTLATCH/SIMPSON
Cost recovery
$11,000,000
Compliance action
$125,000,000
Case summary
THIS CASE INVOLVES NEGOTIATION AND EPA APPROVAL OF A REFERRAL OF A CONSENT DECREE TO THE US DEPT OF JUSTICE. THE CONSENT DECREE WILL SETTLE ALL CERCLA CLAIMS WITH CBS, INC., POTLATCH CORP, AND SIMPSON PAPER CO., ALL NAMED IN THE US V. MONTROSE COST RECOVERY LITIGATION, BUT DUE TO THE UNIQUE HISTORY OF LITIGATION AND OTHER FACTORS THIS CD IS BEING HANDLED AS A SEPARATE REFERRAL.
Defendants (3)
- CBS INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- POTLATCH CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- SIMPSON PAPER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MONTROSE CHEMICAL (MONTROSE SUPERFUND SITE)
20201 SOUTH NORMANDIE AVENUE, TORRANCE, CA, 90502
Registry ID: 110002630608
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MONTROSE - CBS/POTLACH/SIMPSONentered 1999-08-19
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1998-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-10-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-08-19Final Order Lodged
- 1999-08-19Final Order Entered
- 1999-08-19Complaint Filed With Court
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53045
- Case number
- 09-1998-0169
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- HAZ.W
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0169 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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