# METAMORA LANDFILL (BASF CORP. ET AL)
> **Judicial** · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `29012`
- **Case Number:** 05-1994-0416
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $14.56M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AKZO COATINGS (complaint) (settlement)
- AMERICAN CAN
- ARGUS CHEMICAL
- ARKWRIGHT
- AT WAGNER
- AUTOMOTIVE FINISHES
- BASF
- BRAZEWAY
- CERTAIN TEED CORP.
- CHAMPION ENTERPRISES
- CONWED CORP.
- DESOTO INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- DIAMOND SHAMROCK
- DOW (complaint) (settlement)
- EPPINGER MFG.
- GAGE PRODUCTS (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL ELECTRIC
- GTE VALENITE
- MAC O LAC PAINTS
- PRECISION COATINGS
- STANDARD DETROIT PAINT
- STRICKER PAINT PRODUCTS
- TORNES SUPPLY CO.
- U. S. CHEMICAL
- UNITED PAINT & CHEMICAL
- VALSPAR
## Summary

BY THIS REFERRAL, I RECOMMEND THE FILING OF A CIVIL      ACTION                                                       UNDERSECTION 107 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL          RESPONSE,                                                    COMPENSATIONAND LIABILILTY ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED BY THE    SUPERFUND                                                    AMENDMENTS ANDREAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (CERCLA) , AGAINST PERSONS WHO                                                  ARRANGED FORTHE DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AT THE METAMORA LANDFILL                                                     SITE INMETAMORA, MICHIGAN.                                       THE METAMORE LANDFILL IS LOCATED IN METAMORA TOWNSHIP,   LAPEERCOUNTY,                                                MICHIGAN, APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE NORTHEAST OF THE       VILLAGEOF                                                    METAMORA, AND 20 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FLINT, MICHIGAN.    THE SITEIS A                                                 150 ACRE CLOSED LANDFILL THAT ACCEPTED INDUSTRIAL AND        MUNICIPALWASTE                                               BETWEEN 1955 AND 1980.  THE LANDFILL BEGAN OPERATIONS IN     1955 AS                                                      APRIVATELY OWNED, UNREGULATED OPEN DUMP. IN 1969 THE         LANDFILL                                                     WASUPGRADED TO MEET EXISTING STANDARDS, AND LICENSED TO      RECEIVE                                 

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