# NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32049`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0766
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ALLIED SIGNAL, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- EXIDE CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL BATTERY CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- GNB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- NL INDUSTRIES, INC.
## Summary

SETTLORS ARE GENERATOR-PRPS WHO BROUGHT OLD BATTERIES AND    OTHER LEAD-CONTAINING MATERIAL TO THE SITE FOR RECYCLING.    SITE IS A LEAD SMELTER OWNED AND OPERATED BY NL INDUSTRIES.  EMISSIONS FROM SMELTER CONTAMINATED THOUSANDS OF RESIDENCES, AS WELL AS SITE ITSELF AND GROUNDWATER.  IN 1990, EPA ISSUED UAOS TO GENERATORS AND OWNERS WHO COLLECTIVELY REFUSED TO    COMPLY.  1993 PRPS SUCCESSFULLY SUED FOR PRE-ENFORCEMENT     REMEDY REVIEW, SPECIFICALLY ON ISSUE OF REQUIRED CLEANUP     LEVELS.  U.S. EPA ISSUED NEW DECISION DOCUMENT RE-AFFIRMING  CLEANUP LEVELS OF 500 PPM AND BEGAN RD/RA.  SETTLORS OFFER-  ED TO PERFORM RD/RA, A SEP, AND PAY A PORTION OF PAST COSTS  AND A PENALTY FOR UAO NONCOMPLIANCE AND SIGNED THIS CONSENT  DECREE.  NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE WITH NL INDUSTRIES.           GENERATOR/SETTLORS' CONSENT DECREE LODGED.

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