# TOMAH MUNICIPAL SANITARY LANDFILL
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31311`
- **Case Number:** 05-1998-0744
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- TOMAH MUNICIPAL SANITARY LANDFILL (settlement)
## Summary

U.S. EPA HAS IDENTIFIED ONLY THREE PRPS FOR THE TOMAH SITE: THE CITY OF TOMAH, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS,   AND UNION CAMP.  IN AUGUST, 1998, THE REGION REACHED AN      AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE WITH UNION CAMP CORPORATION FOR       IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SITE REMEDY - A CONVENTIONAL LANDFILL  CAP.  HOWEVER, BECAUSE UNION CAMP AND THE VA COULD NOT       AGREE ON THE SHARE OF CLEANUP COSTS TO BE PAID BY THE VA,    THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WAS UNWILLING TO APPROVE EPA'S     SETTLEMENT WITH UNION CAMP.  THIS POSITION WAS IN LINE WITH  DOJ'S POLICY OF INSISTING ON A RESOLUTION OF ALL CLAIMS      AGAINST THE UNITED STATES AS PART OF ANY CERCLA CONSENT      DECREE.  IN ORDER TO AVOID DELAYS IN GETTING CONSTRUCTION    STARTED AT THE SITE, THE REGION OPTED TO NEGOTIATE AN AOC    FOR REMEDIAL DESIGN WITH UNION CAMP.  BY EXECUTING THE AOC,  THE REGION ENSURED THAT DESIGN WORK WOULD PROCEED ON         SCHEDULE, WHILE CONTINUED TO RESOLVE ALLOCATION ISSUES       BETWEEN UNION CAMP, THE VA, AND THE CITY OF TOMAH.

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