# BASF CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `30488`
- **Case Number:** 05-1997-0583
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $230K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BASF CORPORATION (settlement)
- MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY (settlement)
## Summary

THIS COST RECOVERY REFERRAL SEEKS RECOVERY OF APPROXIMATELY  $2.5 MILLION INCURRED BY EPA AT THE SITE.  EPA CONDUCTED     SEVERAL REMOVAL ACTIONS FROM 1990-1993.  IN 1994 EPA         PLACED THE SITE ON THE NPL AND INITIATED AN RI/FS.  THE ROD  WAS ISSUED IN 1996.  EPA ISSUED A UAO TO THE PRPS IN 9/96    (SEE MATTER NUMBER 05-96-0441.)                              (9/19/96- ADM. ORDER - 05-96-0411)                           DOJ, WITH EPA$, IS RETAINING AN EXPERT TO DETERMINE WHETHER  THE SITE CONTAMINATION CAN BE LINKED THROUGH CHEMICAL        ANALYSIS TO THE PRPS.  ONCE WE HAVE THE EXPERT'S CONCLUS-    IONS (9/99), THE FURTHER CONDUCT OF THIS CASE WILL BE        DETERMINED.

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