# BRENT CASSIDY ET AL. (ABC BARREL & DRUM SITES)
> **Judicial** · FY1992 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `28086`
- **Case Number:** 05-1992-0262
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $2.57M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CARBOLOY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- DETREX CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- HENKEL CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- PVS-NOLWOOD CHEMICALS (complaint) (settlement)
- SECO TOOLS, INC. (complaint)
- TRONEX CHEMICAL CORP (complaint) (settlement)
- VAN WATERS & ROGERS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS REFERRAL REQUEST THAT THE U.S. FILE A COST RECOVERY ACTION,PURSUANT TO SECTION 107 CERCLA, SEEKING RECOVERY OF   IN EXCESS                                                    OF$3,082,768 OF CERCLA FUNDS THAT U.S.EPA HAS EXPENDED FOR   REMOVAL                                                      ACTIONS AT THE ABC BARREL & DRUM SITE AT 14290 BIRWOOD ST,   DETROIT, MI                                                  AND THE ABC BARREL & DRUM SITE LOCATED AT 102 W. LANTZ       STREET, DETROIT,                                             MI. EACH DEF SENT BARRELS OR DRUMS CONTAMINATED WITH HAZ     SUBSTANCES TO                                                THE SITES.  THE MATERIALS AND RESIDUES IN THESE CONTAINERS   CONTRIBUTED                                                  TO THE CONTAMINATION AT THE SITES.                               THE ABC BARREL & DRUM COMPANY OPERATED A BARREL          RECONDITIONINGFACILITY AT THE BIRWOOD SITE AND USED THE      LANTZ SITE AS A                                              STORAGE AREAFOR THESE OPERATIONS.  BOTH FACILITIES WERE SHUT DOWN WHEN                                                    ABC FILEDBANKRUPTCY IN THE SPRING OF 1990.  IN AUGUST OF     1990 EPA                                                     CONDUCTED ASITE ASSESSMENT OF THE BIRWOOD SITE WHICH         REVEALED THOUSANDS                                           OF DETERIORATED DRUMS STACKED AROUND THE SITE AND LARGE OPEN VATS CONTAINING OILY SLUDGES.  IN 10/90,

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