# HOOKER CHEM-HYDE PARK
> **Judicial** · FY1979 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1802`
- **Case Number:** 02-1979-0008
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.50M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP (complaint) (settlement)
- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

*                                                            NOTE:  5/3/91  THIS CASE IS PRE-CERCLA LAW AND IS NOT A             CERCLA CASE.  THE ASSESSED FEDERAL PENALTY OF                $1,5000,000 IS CORRECT AND WAS PAID TO THE U.S. EPA          FOR THE STATE AS AGREED.  BECAUSE PAYMENT WAS PAID           TO THE USEPA IF PENALTY WAS REMOVED FROM FEDERAL             ASSESSED TO STATE THERE WOULD BE NO RECORD WITH THE          STATE OF THAT THE DEFENDANT PAID.  THEREFORE THE             PENALTY SHOULD REMAIN IN THE ASSESSED FEDERAL PENALTY        FIELD.                                                05/07/91:                                                    WAITING TO CONFIRM WHY CASE IS BEING TRACKED UNDER CERCLA    W/DRC.                                                       05/16/91:  DRC AGREES THIS IS NOT A CERCLA CASE.  HOWEVER,   BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE 3 CASES WHICH WAS THE IMPETUS FOR CERCLA AND IT IS ON THE SUPERFUND NPL SITE LIST.

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