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SAUGET AREA ONE SITE G

Judicial · FY1998 · — · — · 31187

Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1998-0604
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (25)

Summary

SAUGET AREA ONE SITE G IS AN ULINED LANDFILL WHICH ACCEPTED WASTES FROM SAUGET AREA INDUSTRIES FROM 1952 TO 1966. IT CONTAINS PCBS, DIOXIN, ORGANICS AND METALS. IN THE 1990S, IT SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS. AFTER NEGOTIATION WITH LOCAL INDUSTRIES FAILED, A REMOVAL ACTION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE REGION IN 1995. THE MOST RECENT ACTIVITY IN FY 2010 INVOLVES AN ENTERED CONSENT DECREE (PHARMACIA/SOLUTIA/CERRO) FOR COST RECOVERY, AND ANOTHER SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS IN LIQUIDATION PROCEEDINGS.

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