# VERONA WELL FIELD CONSENT DECREE (CERCLA)
> **Judicial** · FY2005 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `161714`
- **Case Number:** 05-2005-0638
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- ACHESON INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- ARK-WRIGHT, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- BAYER CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- BAYER CROPSCIENCE, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- EATON CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- EMHART INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- FERRO CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- FORT JAMES OPERATING COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD INCORPORATED (complaint) (settlement)
- HLI OPERATING COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- HOOVER GROUP, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- INX INTERNATIONAL INK COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- KYSOR INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- METALDYNE CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- RIEKE CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- THE LEISURE GROUP, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- THE O'BRIEN CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- THE VALSPAR CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- TOMKINS INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- UIS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

EPA HAS ENTERED INTO THIS CONSENT DECREE WITH THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS AND SEEKS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR COSTS INCURRED FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS AT THE VERONA WELL FIELD SUPERFUND SITE IN BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN AS WELL AS CONTINUED PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE DEFENDANTS AT THE SITE.

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