# PESSES, MARVIN   (METCOA RADIATION SITE)
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `14794`
- **Case Number:** 03-1990-0314
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $1.95M
- **Compliance action $:** $4.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AAF-MCQUAY INC (settlement)
- ABBEY METAL CORPORATION (settlement)
- ABRACON CORPORATION (settlement)
- ADMETCO, INC (settlement)
- AEROSPACE METALS, INC (settlement)
- AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. (settlement)
- AMAX ENTITIES, THE, INCLUDING CLIMAX (settlement)
- AMERICAN SCRAP TRADING CORP. (settlement)
- ANDERSON INTERNATIONAL CORP. (settlement)
- ANSAM METALS CORPORATION (settlement)
- ASHLAND CHEMICAL COMPANY (settlement)
- ASSOCIATED SPRING/BARNES GROUP INC (settlement)
- AVCO CORPORATION (settlement)
- AVCO/LYCOMING TEXTRON INC. (complaint)
- BABCOCK & WILCOX (settlement)
- BEAZER EAST, INC., F/K/A/ KOPPERS CO,INC (settlement)
- BECKER METALS CORP (settlement)
- BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION (settlement)
- CABOT CORPORATION (settlement)
- CABRIDGE MILL PRODUCTS (settlement)
- CANNON MUSKEGON CORPORATION (settlement)
- CATERPILLAR INC (settlement)
- CHARLES BLUESTONE COMPANY (settlement)
- CHEM-MET CO., THE (settlement)
- CKE, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- CLARENDON LTD. (settlement)
- CLARK IRON & METAL CO. INC (settlement)
- CLIMAX PERFORMANCE MATERIALS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- COLUMBIA IRON & METAL COMPANY, INC (settlement)
- COLUMBIANA FOUNDRY CO (settlement)
- COMMERCIAL METALS CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- CONSOLIDATED CASTING CORPORATION (settlement)
- COPPERWELD BIMETALLIC PRODUCTS CO (settlement)
- COTTER CORPORATION (settlement)
- COUSINS METAL INDUSTRIES, INC. (settlement)
- COUSINS, INC. (settlement)
- CYPRUS FOOTE MINERAL COMPANY (settlement)
- DANA CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- DAVID J. JOSEPH CO., INC., THE (settlement)
- DREYFUSS METAL CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- DUALCO, INC. (settlement)
- DUGGAN INDUSTRIES, INC (settlement)
- E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOUSE & CO (settlement)
- EATON CORPORATION (settlement)
- ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC (settlement)
- ENGLEHARD CORPORATION (settlement)
- EXOMET, INC (settlement)
- F&S INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (settlement)
- FANSTEEL, INC. (settlement)
- FEDERATED METALS CORP (settlement)
## Summary

EPA REFERRED A CASE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR FILING ON OR BEFORE APRIL 20, 1090 WITH A RECOMMENDATION     THAT A CIVIL ACTION BE COMMENCED AGAINST TWO SITE OWNER/OPERATORS AND  APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-FOUR (24) GENERATORS OF  HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.  THE ACTION PROPOSED IS FOR : (1) RECOUPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY $644,000 SPENT OF 1987 REMOVAL     ACTION AT THE SITE PURSUANT TO CERCLA SECTION 107, AND (2)DECLARATORY RELIEF UNDER SECTIONS 113G2 OF CERCLA AND 28     U.S.C. SECTION 2201 FOR LIABILITY FOR FUTURE COSTS TO BE INCURRED AT THE METCOA SITE.

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