# AMERICAN COLOR & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1991 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `15573`
- **Case Number:** 03-1991-0468
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $6.30M
- **Compliance action $:** $23.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN COLOR & CHEMICAL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- BEAZER EAST, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- PFISTER CHEMICAL, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE THREE DEFENDANTS ARE OWNER/OPERATORS AND GENERATORS  RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE   DRAKE SITE.  THE UNITED STATES HAS SPENT OVER 10 MILLION     IN RESPONSE ACTIONS AT THE DRAKE SITE.  EPA WILL SPEND IN    EXCESS OF 100 MILLION IN FUTURE COSTS AT THE DRAKE SITE.     DEFENDANTS ARE JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR THE U.S.'S   RESPONSE COSTS.

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