The United States seeks, inter alia: (1) reimbursement of costs incurred by EPA and the Department of Justice for response actions at the North Alcoa Superfund Site in East St. Louis, Illinois, together with accrued interest; and (2) performance of response actions by the Defendants at the Site consistent with the National Contingency Plan.
Significant provisions of the proposed Settlement are as follows:
a) The Settlers are implementing 100 percent of the Site's OU 1 ROD-selected
remedy at a ROD-estimated value of $24.9 million.
b) The Settlers are paying all past and future oversight costs.
c) The Settlers are agreeing to not assert and are waiving any claims against any de
microinis waste contributors to the Site.
d) The Settlers are agreeing to not assert and are waiving any claims against any
person that enters into a de minimis settlement for the Site, and any person that
enters into an inability to pay settlement for the Site.
e) The Settlers are releasing and waiving all claims against the United States for
reimbursement from the Hazardous Substance Supeifund through CERCLA
sections 106(b)(2), 107, 111, 112 or 113, or any other provision of law, relating to
the North Alcoa Site OU 1 past response costs and future ROD oversight costs.
Projected value of actions required to attain compliance is $24.9 million. The projected volume of contaminated soil or contaminated water (in cubic yards) obtained from civil enforcement actions is 3 million cubic yar