# SKINNER LANDFILL (DE MINIMIS)
> **Judicial** · FY2000 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32599`
- **Case Number:** 05-2000-0603
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $15.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN PREMIER UNDERWRITERS, INC. (settlement)
- AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. FOR STEELCRAFT (settlement)
- AMF (settlement)
- ANCHOR HOCKING CORPORATION (settlement)
- ANDREW JERGENS CORP. (settlement)
- B.F. GOODRICH COMPANY (settlement)
- BAYER CORPORATION (settlement)
- BFI (settlement)
- BORDEN CHEMICAL , INC. (settlement)
- BORDEN, INC. (settlement)
- BP AMOCO (settlement)
- BP EXPLORATION & OIL INC. (settlement)
- BUTLER COUNTY (settlement)
- C.M. PAULA COMPANY (settlement)
- CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (settlement)
- CHEMICAL LEAMAN (settlement)
- CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION (settlement)
- CINCINNATI ENQUIRER (settlement)
- CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC (settlement)
- CITY OF FAIRFIELD (settlement)
- CITY OF MONTGOMERY (settlement)
- CITY OF READING (settlement)
- CITY OF SILVERTON (settlement)
- CONSOLIDATED RAIL (settlement)
- CYTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. (settlement)
- DAVID MORGAN (settlement)
- E.I. DUPONT DENEMOURS AND COMPANY (settlement)
- ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC. (settlement)
- ELSA SKINNER-MORGAN (settlement)
- FORD MOTOR COMPNAY (settlement)
- FORMICA CORPORATION (settlement)
- GE AIRCRAFT ENGINES (settlement)
- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (settlement)
- GEORGIA PACIFIC (settlement)
- GLOBE VALVE DIVISION (settlement)
- HENKEL CORPORATION (settlement)
- HILTON-DAVIS COMPANY (settlement)
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (settlement)
- J&J DISTRIBUTING CO D/B/A WATSON'S (settlement)
- JOHNSTON COCA-COLA BOTTLING GROUP, INC. (settlement)
- KING CONTAINER SERVICES, INC. (settlement)
- KING WRECKING COMPANY, INC. (settlement)
- MARATHON OIL COMPANY (settlement)
- MASONITE (settlement)
- MECCO. INC. (settlement)
- MERELL PHARMACEUTICAL INC. (settlement)
- MONSANTO COMPANY (settlement)
- MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. (settlement)
- MVM (settlement)
- NEWBERRY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (settlement)
## Summary

THE DECREE IS A REMEDIAL ACTION CONSENT DECREE (RA CONSENT   DECREE) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMEDIAL ACTION AT THE SKINNER LANDFILL SITE IN WEST CHESTER, OHIO.  IN ADDITION,   TO THE LIABILITY OF THE PARTIES WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTING   THE REMEDIAL ACTION, THE RA CONSENT DECREE RESOLVES THE LIA- BILITY OF THE FOLLOWING PARTIES: (1) DE MINIMIS DEFENDANTS,  (2) SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE       REACHING A SETTLEMENT ON A DE MINIMIS BASIS, AND (3) THE     SITE OWNER/OPERATOR.  LODGED SIMULTANEOUSLY AS THE RA CON-   SENT DECREE WITH THE COURT, A SECOND CONSENT DECREE (MSW     DECREE) RESOLVES THE LIABILITY OF SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES AT  THE SKINNER SITE UNDER THE AGENCY'S  POLICY FOR MUNICIPALI-  TY AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE CERCLA SETTLEMENTS AT NPL CO-   DISPOSAL SITES  (FEBRUARY 5, 1998), ( MSW POLICY ).          NATURE OF THE SETTLEMENT                                     RA DECREE                                                      THE NEGOTIATED RA CONSENT DECREE PROVIDES THAT THE PRP     WORK GROUP, THE SETTLING GENERATOR/TRANSPORTER DEFENDANTS,   WHICH INCLUDES A CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE EARLIER SKINNER LAND FILL PRP GROUP THAT COMPLETED THE REMEDIAL DESIGN AT THE     SITE, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL PARTIES, WILL CONSTRUCT THE EPA- APPROVED REMEDIAL DESIGN, WHICH IMPLEMENTED THE FINAL ROD    FOR SKINNER SITE.  ALTHOUGH BASED UPON THE MODEL RD/RA DE-   CREE, THE ENCLOSED CONSENT DECREE CONTAINS A NUMBER OF       UNUSUAL PROVISIONS:                 

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