# ADVANCED RESIN SYSTEMS, INC. - ARCHEM SUPERFUND SITE
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `38992`
- **Case Number:** 06-1999-0323
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $1.52M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ADVANCED RESINS SYSTEMS (complaint) (settlement)
- AMOCO (complaint)
- AMSPEC (complaint) (settlement)
- ARCO CHEMICAL COMPANY (complaint)
- CHEMFIRST INC. (complaint)
- CHEMLINK PETROLEUM, INC. (complaint)
- CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORP. N. A. (complaint)
- CREANOVA INC. (complaint)
- D&O CHEMICALS, INC. (complaint)
- DIXIE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- E.I. DUPONT DEMOURS & COMPANY (complaint)
- ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC. (complaint)
- ETHYL CORPORATION (complaint)
- EXXON CHEMICAL AMERICAS (complaint)
- FERRO CORPORATION (complaint)
- GAF CORPORATION (complaint)
- GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION (complaint)
- KALAMA CHEMICAL/KALAMA SPECIALTY CHEMICA (complaint)
- KOCH INDUSTRIES INC, (complaint)
- NIPA HARDWICK CHEMICAL, INC. (complaint)
- PMC INC. (complaint)
- POLAROME INTERNATIONAL, INC. (complaint)
## Summary

1. SECTIONS 106(A), 107(A), 113(B), AND 122 OF THE COMPRE-      HENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABIL-     ITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9606(A), 9607(A),      9613(B), AND 9622.                                        2. ARCHEM SUPERFUND SITE                                        13103 CONKLIN LANE                                           HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77034                       3. THE ARCHEM SITE IS AN ABANDONED SPECIALTY CHEMICAL MANU-     FACTURING FACILITY WHICH OCCUPIES 10.14 ACRES OF LAND,       AND IS LOCATED IN A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/RESIDENTIAL AREA.       THE FACILITY CEASED OPERATION IN JUN. 1990, DUE TO BANK-     RUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. THE FACILITY WAS FINALLY ABANDONED IN    A DETERIORATED CONDITION IN APR. 1991.                       ON MAR. 4, 1992, THERE WAS A RUPTURE OF A 55-GALLON STEEL    DRUMCONTAINING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. ON AUG. 11 AND 12,       1992, THERE WAS ANOTHER RELEASE OF ALUMINUM CHLORIDE.        10,000  ALLONS OF FURFURAL AND FURFURAL ALCHOL AND 10,000    GALLONS OF BUTANEDIOL WERE REMOVED FROM THE SITE. ON MAY     28, 1994, A VAPOR CLOUD WAS REPORTED TO BE ISSUING FROM      THE SITE. THE CLOUD WAS FORMED FROM THE RELEASE OF A1C13.    ON MAR. 29, 1993, THE TNRCC FORMALLY REUESTED EPA TO CON-    DUCT AN EPA LED-EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO ADDRESS THE IMMED-     IATE THREATS THE POSED BY THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS SUB-     STANCES AT THE SITE. A REQUEST FOR A TIME CRITICAL REMOV-    AL WAS ISSUED AND APPROVED ON MAR

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