# ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `440`
- **Case Number:** 01-1996-0008
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $4.63M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

IN MAY 1990, THE U.S. OBTAINED A LIABILITY JUDGMENT       AGAINST ROHM AND HAAS FOR DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES   AT THE PICILLO FARM SUPERFUND SITE IN COVENTRY, RI. IN 1992, THE U.S. RECEIVED JUDGMENT FOR OVER $3 MILLION IN COSTS      ASSOCIATED WITH REMEDIAL ACTION AT THE SITE. IN 1993, EPA    ISSUED A SECOND RECORD OF DECISION FOR SOURCE CONTROL AND    MANAGEMENT OF MIGRATION REMEDIES. SPECIAL NOTICE WAS SENT    TO ROHM AND HAAS AND OTHER PRPS IN MARCH 1994. NEGOTIATIONS  RDRA CONSENT DECREE WERE CONCLUDED IN OCTOBER 1995 WITH ALL  OF THE MAJOR PRPS EXCEPT ROHM AND HAAS. ROHM AND HAAS        DROPPED OUT OF SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PRP GROUP    JUST PRIOR TO CONCLUSION OF NEGOTIATIONS. THE U.S. HAS       ENGAGED IN SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH ROHM AND HAAS, BUT   THOSE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN FRUITFUL.

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