# U.S. AVIEX CO.
> **Judicial** · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `26090`
- **Case Number:** 05-1986-0289
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $275K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- FAYE KAISER (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

U.S. AVIEX IS THE OWNER OF THE NATIONAL PRIORITY LIST      SITE & PRESENTLY OWES EPA$60,053.28 FOR EPA'S OVERSIGHT OF   RESPONSE ACTIVITIES BY U.S. AVIEX AT THE SITE.                 U.S. AVIEX BLENDED AUTOMOTIVE CHEMICALS AT ITS FACILITY    IN NILES, MICHIGAN FOR APPROX. 15 YEARS.  IN NOVEMBER 1978,  A FIRE AT THE FACILITY CAUSED BARRELS & OTHER CONTAINERS OF  CHEMICALS TO RUPTURE.  WATER USED IN EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE  SPREAD THE CHEMICALS OVER THE SITE & LED TO A CONTAMINATION  OF THE GROUNDWATER.                                            ON 4 FEBRUARY 1986, THE REGION ENTERED INTO AN ADMINISTRA- TIVE ORDER ON CONSENT WITH U.S. AVIEX, UNDER WHICH THE COMPA NY AGREED TO CONDUCT REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION & A FEASIBILTIY  STUDY.  U.S. AVIEX ALSO AGREED TO REIMBURSE EPA FOR ITS      COSTS IN OVERSEEING THE REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION & FEASIBILITY STUDY.  UNREINBURSED EPA COSTS TO DATE ARE $60,053.28.  U.S. AVIEX WILL, OF COURSE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY REMEDIAL ACTION RE- MEDIAL ACTION  REQUIRED AT THE SITE IN ADDITION TO FUTURE    OVERSIGHT COSTS.                                               ON 11 JULY 1986, U.S. AVIEX FILED A PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY COURT SEEKING REORGANIZATION UNDER CHAPTER 11.  EPA RECEIVED NOTICE THAT ALL DISPUTED CLAIMS MUST BE FILED BY 3 NOVEMBER  1986.  PURSUANT TO ORAL REFERRAL, THE DEPT. OF JUSTICE FILED A PROOF OF CLAIM FOR EPA'S COSTS ON THAT DATE.

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