# CHLOR-ALKALI SUPERFUND SITE
> **Judicial** · FY2022 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3603385242`
- **Case Number:** 01-2022-0007
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- Fort James LLC (complaint) (settlement)
- Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP (complaint) (settlement)
- North American Dismantling Corp. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

On November 9, 2022, a Consent Decree was entered where Fort James LLC, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP (collectively, Georgia-Pacific), and North American Dismantling Corp. (NADC) settled with the United States (on behalf of EPA) to resolve their alleged civil liability under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. S 9607(a), at the Chlor-Alkali Site. The Settling Defendants agree to perform the Remedial Design and Remedial Action at the Site ($5.1 million estimated cost), to payment of $7,609,400 in reimbursement of Past Response Costs incurred by the United States, and to pay all Future Response Costs incurred by EPA. Additionally, the settlement resolves the liability of Georgia-Pacific at the Site to the State of New Hampshire (State) under Section CERCLA and New Hampshire state law, and Georgia-Pacific also agrees to pay the State all of its State Future Response Costs.


On September 22, 2022, Region 1 issued a request to the Department of Justice to lodge a Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA) Consent Decree (CD) concerning the Chlor-Alkali Facility (Former) Superfund Site (Site) in Berlin, New Hampshire. The State of New Hampshire is also a party to this settlement. Fort James LLC, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP, and North American Dismantling Corp. are settling to resolve their alleged civil liability under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. S 9607(a), at the Site. Under the proposed settlement, the Settling Defendants agree to perform the remedy selec

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