# COOPER INDUSTRIES/STURGIS MUNICIPAL WELL FIELD
> **Judicial** · FY1991 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `27780`
- **Case Number:** 05-1991-0188
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $3.10M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- COOPER INDUSTRIES (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE MUNICIPAL WELL FIELD HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED BY HAZARDOUS  SUBSTANCES FROM 2 SOURCES:  KIRSCH PLANT NO.1, A SUBSIDIARY  OF COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC., AND THE STURGIS ARCHERY CENTER,  OWNED BY RUDOLPH AND RUTH BOALS.  REGION V IS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING A RECORD OF DECISION FOR THE SITE. (ROD)        JUST PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF 30 DAY PERIOD GIVEN TO THE PRP   IN EPA'SDEMAND LETTER.  COOPER INDICATED WILLINGNESS TO      ENTER NEGOTATIONSREGARDING SETTLING EPA'S CLAIMS FOR PAST    COSTS INCURRED THROUGH MARCH31, 1994.                        PRESENTLY, US EPA AND COOPER HAVE SIGNED A LETTER AGREEMENT  MEMONALIZINGTHE PARTIES AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE.  THE LETTER  AGREEMENT IS DATED JUNE28, 1994.  COOPER HAS ALSO SIGNED AN  AGREEMENT REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITYOF BUSINESS INFORMATION.  COOPER HAS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO PAY 100% OF US EPA'S PAS   COSTS THROUGH3/31/94 FOR WHICH US EPA HAS COST               DOCUMENTATION.  COOPER WILL PAY ALLOVERSIGHT COSTS UP TO AND INCLUDING $100,000 DOLLARD.  ANY FINALSETTLEMENT WILL BE     MEMONIALIZED IN A CONSENT DECREE.  COOPER WILL HAVE30 DAYS   FROM DATE OF RECEIPT, TO REVIEW US EPA'S COST                DOCUMENTATION,INTEREST-FREE.

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