# AGRICO CHEMICAL CO. / FOREST WASTE DISPOSAL SITE
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `27394`
- **Case Number:** 05-1990-0110
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $980K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AGRICO CHEMICAL CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- ALLIED SIGNAL (complaint) (settlement)
- BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES CHEM. SERVICE (complaint) (settlement)
- BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF MICHIGAN (complaint) (settlement)
- BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF OHIO (complaint) (settlement)
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- ELJER MANUFACTURING (complaint) (settlement)
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- GRIMES AEROSPACE (complaint) (settlement)
- NL INDUSTRIES (complaint) (settlement)
- RICHLAND DISPOSAL INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- SCOTTSMAN GROUP (complaint) (settlement)
- WACKER SILICONES CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS REFERRAL REQUESTS THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED AGAINST   POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES AT THE FOREST WASTE DISPOSAL SITE PURSUANT TO SECT 107A OF CERCLA.                          ON MARCH 28, 1990, THE RA REFERRED A COST RECOVERY CASE RE QUESTING THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED AGAINST 18 PRP AT THE FO- REST WASTE DISPOSAL SITE PURSUANT TO SECT 107A OF CERCLA.      LOCATED NEAR OTISVILLE, MICHIGAN, THE FOREST WASTE DISPOS- AL SITE WAS PLACED ON THE NPL IN 1982.  THE USEPA COMPLETED  A R/I IN AUGUST 1987, A PHASED FEASIBILITY IN APRIL 1986, A  AND THE FULL SITE F/S IN JANUARY 1988.  THREE RECORDS OF DE- CISIONS (RODS) HAVE BEEN SIGNED FOR THIS SITE: AN INITIAL RE MEDIAL MEASURE ROD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FENCE SIGNED IN AUGUST 1984; AN OPERABLE UNIT ROD FOR THE LAGOONS SIGNED IN  JUNE 1986; AND A ROD FOR THE LANDFILL AND GROUNDWATER SIGNED IN MARCH 1988.  IN MARCH 1984, USEPA ISSUED A UNILATERAL OR- DER TO THE OWNER OF THE LANDFILL FOR INSTALLATION OF A FENCE THAT THE OWNER DID NOT COMPLY WITH.  IN JUNE 1988, USEPA IS- SUED A UNILATERAL ORDER TO A GROUP OF PRPS FOR IMPLEMENTA-   TION OF THE LAGOON OPERABLE UNIT THAT SOME PRPS COMPLIED     WITH.  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1989, THE USEPA HAS INCURRED 2,948 ,551.85 IN UNREIMBURSED COSTS REGARDING THE SITE.              USEPA REFERRED THIS COST RECOVERY LAWSUIT TO SECURE ALL OF USEPA'S UNREIMBURSED PAST COSTS.  WE ARE ALSO SEEKING A DE-  CLARATORY JUDGMENT ON LIABILITY FOR ANY FUTURE COSTS EXPEND- ED AT THE FOREST WASTE PRODUCTS SITE.

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