EPA v. Casmalia Resources - Casmalia Negotiating Committee

Case summary

'This is a Civil Judicial Referral asking that the Department of Justice bring an action pursuant to CERCLA. The basis of the complaint derives from disposal of hazardous waste at the Casmalia Site that was carried out by defendants, making them parties responsible for clean up costs at the site. This action will seek recovery of past and future response costs and declaratory relief against multiple responsible parties. This referral specifically involves negotiation of a consent decree with KMS Inc., Cyclo Chemical Corp, Defense Property Disposal Office, Ferguson Enterprises, Ford Motor Company, Greyhound Lines Inc., Kerr-McGee Corporation, Marathon Oil Co., Masco Corporation, Occidental Chemical, Occidental Petroleum, Phillips Petroleum Company, Reichhold Inc., Royal Resources Inc., Samson Hydrocarbons/Grace Petroleum, Sanmina Corporation, Santa Fe International, SBC/Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Solar Turbines Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation, TRW Inc., Tyco Electronics, US Air Force, US Navy, US Pipe & Foundry (Walter Industries), the US Postal Service, and Whittaker Corporation.'

Defendants (27)

• US Air ForceNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• US NavyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• US Pipe & Foundry (Walter Industries)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• US Postal ServiceNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Whittaker CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Black & Decker CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• KMS Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Cyclo Chemical CorpNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Defense Property Disposal OfficeNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Ferguson EnterprisesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Ford Motor CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Greyhound Lines Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Kerr-McGee CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Marathon Oil Co.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Masco CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Occidental ChemicalNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Occidental PetroleumNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Phillips Petroleum CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Reichhold Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Royal Resources Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Samson Hydrocarbons/Grace PetroleumNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Sanmina CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Santa Fe InternationalNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SBC/Pacific Bell Telephone CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Solar Turbines Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 2 more

Facilities (1)

• CASMALIA RESOURCES

  NTU RD-539 SAN YSIDRO RD, CASMALIA, CA, 93429

  Registry ID: 110009267532

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Casmalia - Negotiating Committee Consent Decreeentered 2003-08-14

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2002-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2002-10-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-02-12Complaint Filed With Court
• 2003-02-14Final Order Lodged
• 2003-08-14Concluded
• 2003-08-14Final Order Entered
• 2003-08-21Enforcement Action Closed