# CENTRAL CHEMICAL
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `17808`
- **Case Number:** 03-1997-0311
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ALLIED SIGNAL INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- FMC CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- NOVARTIS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- OLIN CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- SHELL OIL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- WILMINGTON SECURITIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

On August 29, 1997, EPA entered into an Administrative Order by Consent for Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (No. 97-105-DC), pursuant to Sections 104 and 122 of CERCLA, with seven potentially responsible parties (AlliedSignal, Inc., FMC Corp., Novartis Corp., Olin Corp., Shell Oil Co., Union Carbide Corp., and Wilimngton Securities, Inc.  The RI/FS Work Plan was approved in February, 2003, and field work began the following March.

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