In January 2012, the United States lodged an ability-to-pay Consent Decree (CD) with the Connecticut District Court that resolves EPA's enforcement efforts against Merriam Manufacturing Company, Aztec Industries, LLC, and the Estate of Allan Adams (collectively, the Settling Defendants ) under Section 107 of the CERCLA. Because of the Settling Defendants' limited ability-to-pay, the CD allows the Defendants to satisfy their responsibilities solely through payments from insurance claims proceeds and the sale of real property at the Merriam Manufacturing portion of the Site. The Settling Defendants are also required to provide access and impose institutional controls on the properties at the MMC Study Area in order to ensure protectiveness of human health and the environment. The settlement takes into consideration an evaluation of public comments received on the proposed settlement. The Court approved the U.S. motion to enter the CD in an order dated January 15, 2013