EPA v. ITT RAYONIER, INC.
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
AFTER RECEIVING A CERCLA 105(D) CITIZEN PETITION, EPA CON- DUCTED AN EXPANDED SITE ASSESSMENT AT THE RAYONIER PAPER MILL IN PORT ANGELES. THE ASSESSMENT REVEALED ELEVATED LEVELS OF SEVERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING DIOXIN. THE SITE HAS BEEN DEFERRED TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY FOR CLEANUP. EPA SEEKS RECOVERY OF APPROXIMATELY $2,000,000 IN REMOVAL COSTS.
Defendants (1)
- ITT RAYONIER, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ITT RAYONIER
EIMIS CREEK, PORT ANGELES, WA, 98362
Registry ID: 110000771228
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ITT RAYONIER, INC.entered 2004-02-25
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2001-07-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-07-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2001-12-28Complaint Filed With Court
- 2004-02-25Concluded
- 2004-02-25Final Order Entered
- 2004-02-25Final Order Lodged
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 56284
- Case number
- 10-2001-0185
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- MMU2
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2001-0185 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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