# ANDERSON DEVELOPMENT CO.
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `27448`
- **Case Number:** 05-1990-0165
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ANDERSON DEVELOPMENT CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS LTD
## Summary

FROM 1970 TO 1979  THE ANDERSON DEVELOPMENT CO. PRODUCED   THE CHEMICAL COMPOUND MBOCA, RESULTING IN THE CONTAMINATION  OF SOILS AND SEDIMENT FROM MBOCA, A KNOWN ANIMAL AND SUSPEC- TED HUMAN-CARCINOGEN.  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1989, USEPA HAS    EXPENDED APPROX. $242,000 IN UNREIMBURSED COSTS AT THE SITE, INCLUDING OVERSIGHT FOR AN RI/FS.                               RE:  REFERRAL OF CONSENT DECREE                             THE CONSENT DECREE IS INTENDED TO SETTLE THE CLAIMS OF THE USEPA AGAINST THE NAMED DEFENDANT, ANDERSON DEVELOPMENT CO., FOR ITS LIABILITY TO THE U.S. PURSUANT TO SECTS 106 AND 107  OF CERCLA OF 1980, 42 USC SECT 9606 AND 9607, ET SEQ., AS    AMENDED BY THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT  OF 1986, PUB. L. NO. 99-499, 100 STAT. 1613 (1986) (CERCLA,  AS AMENDED).  A DRAFT COMPLAINT WHICH SEEKS DECLARATORY AND  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FROM THE NAMED SETTLING DEFENDANT.  UNDER  THE TERMS OF THIS CONSENT DECREE, SETTLING DEFENDANT AGREES  TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLEANUP.  THE REMEDY IS CURRENTLY  ESTIMATED TO COST APPROX. $1.1 MIL  ($1,100,000).  IN ADDITION, THE SETTLING DEFENDANT WILL PAY  USEPA FOR ITS PAST COSTS THROUGH APRIL 30, 1991 AND FOR ITS  FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED AFTER APRIL 30, 1991.  THE    VALUE OF THIS SETTLEMENT REPRESENTS 100% OF THE PAST COSTS   AND ALL FUTURE COSTS OF THE REMEDY.  THIS SETTLEMENT IS IN   THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE U.S. AND THE PUBLIC.  ENTRY OF     THIS CONSENT WILL INSURE PROMPT COMMEN

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