# PHILIPP BROS./NL/TARACORP SITE
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `27341`
- **Case Number:** 05-1990-0056
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $1.00M
- **Compliance action $:** $1.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ACE SCRAP METAL PROCESSERS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- ALLIED-SIGNAL, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- AT&T (complaint) (settlement)
- EXIDE CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- FIRST GRANITE CITY NAT'L BANK (MAGNA) (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL BATTERY CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- GOULD, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- JOHNSON CONTROLS (complaint) (settlement)
- NL INDUSTRIES (complaint) (settlement)
- PHILLIPS FEDERAL (complaint) (settlement)
- SOUTHERN SCRAP IRON & METAL (complaint) (settlement)
- ST. LOUIS LEAD RECYCLERS (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

U.S.EPA'S PROPOSED REMEDY WILL COST APPROX. $25 MILLION.     U.S.EPA                                                      ANTICIPATES NEGOTIATING WITH THE IDENTIFIED PRPS FOR         PERFORMANCE OF THE                                           ENTIRE REMEDY AND COST OF THE CLEANUP.                       THIS INITIATES A MINI-LITIGATION REPORT REGARDING REMEDIAL   DESIGN AND REMEDIAL ACTION (RD/RA) NEGOTIATIONS AT           NL INDUSTRIES/TARACORP SITE WITH PARTIES U.S.EPA BELIEVES    ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTAMINATION AT THE SITE.               -                                                            OPERATIONS AT THE NL INDUSTRIES/TARACORP SITE INCLUDED A     LEAD RECLAMATION CENTER AND A SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER WHICH   OPERATED FROM 1903-1983.  HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF LEAD AND    OTHER CONTAMINANTS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON SITE.  AIR TRANSMIS-   SIONS HAVE SPREAD LEAD CONTAMINATION BEYOND THE SITE BOUND-  ARIES INTO COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS SURROUNDING THE  SITE.                                                        -                                                            THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT PAST COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE NL INDUSTRIES AGREED TO CONDUCT A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/    FEASIBILITY STUDY (RI/FS) OF THE SITE.  THE RI/FS IS NOW     COMPLETE.  U.S.EPA PLANS TO SEND OVER 250 SPECIAL NOTICE     LETTERS TO PARTIES IT BELIEVES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTAMI-  NATION.

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