# THOMAS, KEN/MT RICHARDS/GROUP DECREE
> **Judicial** · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `28235`
- **Case Number:** 05-1993-0426
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $705K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ANACONDA ALUMINUM CO/ATLANTIC RITCHFIED (complaint) (settlement)
- ANR PIPELINE COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- BLISS WASTE OIL SERVICE/RUSSELL BLISS (complaint)
- KENTUCKY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (complaint)
- MARTIN MARIETTA CORP/COMMONWEATH ALUMIMU (complaint) (settlement)
- MCKEE, ROBERT (complaint)
- THOMAS, KENNETH L. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

UNITED STATES V. ROBERT MCKEE, KENNETH L. THOMAS, ET AL.     REGARDING THE  M.T. RICHARDS, INC. SITE, WHITE COUNTY,       ILLINOIS.                                                    FROM JULY 1989 - 1990, THE US EPA HAS INCURRED COSTS IN      CONDUCTING A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE.  THE REMOVAL ACTION WAS COMPLETED ON 4/4/90,AT AN UNREIMBURSED COST, AS OF       9/30/92, OF $1,607,825.25.  US EPA SEEKS REOCVERY OF THESE   PAST COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMOVAL ACTIVITIES ANDA       DELCARATORY JUDGMENT FOR FUTURE COSTS EXPENDED AT THE SITE.  PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(G) OF CERCLA, AN ACTION FOR THE      RECOVERY OFCOSTS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 107(A) OF CERCLA     MUST BE BROUGHT WITHIN 3YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE        REMOVAL ACTION.  THUS, A LAWSUIT WOULDHAVE TO BE BROUGHT NO  LATER THAN 4/4/93, IN ORDER TO AVOID A STATUT OFLIMITATIONS  BAR.  THE LAWSUIT SHOULD BE BROUGHT AGAINST THE              POTENTIALLYRESPONSIBLE PARTIES REFERRED TO IN THE REFERRAL   PACKAGE.                                                     PLEASE BE AWARE THAT U.S.EPA HAS INVITED A GROUP OF          APPROXIMATELY 200PRPS TO MAKE A SETTLEMENT OFFER TO THE U.S.  AS OF 1/22/93, APPROX 50PRPS, ORGANIZED INTO 2 GROUPS, HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN SETTLINGTHEIR POTENTIAL LIABILITY   FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE AGENCY'S TOTALREMOVAL COSTS AT THE  SITE.  NEGOTIATIONS WITH THES 2 PRP GROUPS ISCONTINUING,     ALTHOUGH NO OFFERS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO DATE.

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