# FRENCH LTD OF HOUSTON (NPL SITE)
> **Judicial** · FY1989 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `34651`
- **Case Number:** 06-1989-0101
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $1.27M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- AMERADA HESS CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- AMERICAN PLANT FOOD CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- AMOCO GAS CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- ARCO CHEMICAL CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- ARMCO INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- BERWIND RAILWAY SERVICE CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- BIEHL & CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- BIG THREE INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- BROWN & ROOT, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES (complaint) (settlement)
- CAMCO, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- CAMERON IRON WORKS USA, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- CAROLINE ROSE HUNT (complaint) (settlement)
- CELOTEX CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- CHAMBERS & KENNEDY (complaint) (settlement)
- CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- CHARLES MARTIN INSPECTION AND CONTROLS (complaint) (settlement)
- CHEMICAL EXCHANGE INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- CHEVRON CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- CHROMALLOY AMERICAN (SEQUA CORPORATION) (complaint) (settlement)
- DAVIS WALKER (complaint) (settlement)
- DIAMOND SHAMROCK CHEMICAL CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- DIXIE CHEMICAL CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- DOW CHEMICAL CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- E. W. SAYBOLT & CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- EDDY REFINING CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- ETHYL CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- EXXON CHEMICAL AMERICAS (complaint) (settlement)
- EXXON CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- EXXON PRODUCTION RESEARCH CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- FRENCH LTD. OF HOUSTON, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- FRENCH LTD., INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- GATX (complaint) (settlement)
- GEORGE A. WHITTEN, INDIVIDUAL (complaint) (settlement)
- GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- GULF OIL PRODUCTS (complaint) (settlement)
- GULF OIL PRODUCTS CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- GULF STATES ASPHALT CO., INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- HALLIBURTON SERVICES (complaint) (settlement)
- HERCULES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- HOESCHT CELANESE CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- HOUSTON CHRONICLE (complaint) (settlement)
- HOUSTON NATURAL GAS (complaint) (settlement)
- HUDSON ENGINEERING CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- HUGHES DRILLING FULIDS (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CASE SUMMARY:                                                *                                                            COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL FACILITY OPERATED NEAR CROSBY TEXAS FROM 1966 UNTIL 1971.  WE HAVE REACHED A 100% SETTLEMENT WITH A   GROUP OF GENERATORS AND THE FORMER OWNER/OPERATOR.  THE      SELECTED REMEDY FOR THE SITE IS BIOREMEDIATION.

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