# SOUTHERN SCRAP/NL/TARACORP SITE
> **Judicial** · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `29839`
- **Case Number:** 05-1996-0417
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $30K
- **Compliance action $:** $30K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ACE SCRAP METAL PROCESSORS (complaint) (settlement)
- ALLIED-SIGNAL, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- AT&T (complaint) (settlement)
- EXIDE CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- FIRST GRANITE CITY NATL BANK (MAGNA) (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL BATTERY CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- GOULD, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- JOHNSON CONTROLS (complaint) (settlement)
- NL INDUSTRIES (complaint) (settlement)
- PHILIPPS FEDERAL (complaint) (settlement)
- SOUTHERN SCRAP IRON AND METAL (complaint) (settlement)
- ST.LOUIS LEAD RECYCLERS (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

MINILIT REPORT/REFERRAL IN 1990 REGARDING RD/RA NEGOTIATIONS AT NL INDUSTRIES/TARACORP SITE WITH PARTIES EPA BELIEVES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTAMINATION AT THE SITE.  PROPOSED REMEDY  WILL COST APPROX. $25 MILLION; EPA ANTICIPATES NEGOTIATING   WITH THE PRPS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ENTIRE REMEDY AND COST  OF CLEANUP.  (SEE ALSO MATTER NUMBER 05-90-0056 FOR          ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OPERATIONS AT SITE.)

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