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BASF CORP. AND OXY USA, INC.

Judicial · FY1995 · — · Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery · 29388

$144K
Penalty
$142K
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1995-0420
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

THIS REFERRAL WITH A CONSENT DECREE, PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF RESPONSE COSTS AND 106(B) PENALTIES AS FOLLOWS: BASF $90,000 RESPONSE COSTS, OXY $52,228 RESPONSE COSTS, TOTAL COSTS RECOVERED $142,228. CIVIL PENALTIES AWARDED AGAINST BASF ARE $54,000 AND AGAINST OXY $90,000. TOTAL PENALTIES EQUAL $144,000. THIS SETTLEMENT IS BEING REFERRED WITH A REQUEST FOR FILING A SEPERATE COST RECOVERY PENALTY AND TREBLE DAMAGES ACITON AGAINST 3 NON-SETTLORS, GENERATOR PRPS. BOTH THE COMLAINT AND CONSENT DECREE W/BASF AND OXY ARE BEING FILED ON 9/29/95. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS COST RECOVERY ACTION FILED AGAINST THESE PARTIES, BUT IT WAS DISMISSED BY THE COURT ON 8/22/94.

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