# DATA GENERAL CORP.
> **Judicial** · FY1982 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52`
- **Case Number:** 01-1982-0021
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $5.20M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- A.B. DICK COMPANY
- ABBOTT MACHINE CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- ALLIED CORP. (BENDIC CORP) (complaint) (settlement)
- ALUMINUM PROCESSING CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- AMERICAN HOIST AND DERRICK CO. AND CROSB (complaint) (settlement)
- AMF INC., RCL ELECTRONICS CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- AMSTAR (complaint) (settlement)
- ANALOG DEVICES (complaint) (settlement)
- APPLIED CIRCUITS INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- AT&T TECHNOLOGIES (WESTERN ELECTRIC) (complaint) (settlement)
- ATLANTIC LAMINATES/OAK MATERIAL GROUP (complaint) (settlement)
- AVCO CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- BACON INDUSTRIES INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- BATH IRON WORKS CORP. (MAINE COASTAL SER (complaint) (settlement)
- BEEBE RUBBER COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- BERGEN-PATTERSON PIPE SUPPORT CORPORATIO (complaint) (settlement)
- BIXBY INTERNATIONAL CORP (JOE BIXBY) (complaint) (settlement)
- BORDEN  INC. (BORDEN CHEMICAL) (complaint) (settlement)
- BRIAN CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPEMENT CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- BROCKHOUSE CORP., DONNELLY MANUFACTURING (complaint) (settlement)
- BROWNING-FERRIS IND. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, I
- C.H. SPRAGUE AND SONM, CO. (ATC PETROLEU (complaint) (settlement)
- C.L. HAUTHAWAY & SONS, INC.
- CADO FABRICATION INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- CHAMNPION INTERNATIONAL CORP. (ST. REGIS (complaint) (settlement)
- CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORP. (HAVEG IND.) (complaint) (settlement)
- CHELSEA SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (complaint) (settlement)
- CHOMERICS (TIME CORP) (complaint) (settlement)
- CLAROSTAT MANUFACTURING COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- CLEMSON FABRICS CORP. (CLEMSON AUTOMOTIV (complaint) (settlement)
- CMC LIQUIDATING COMPANY, INC.
- COASTAL METAL FINISHING INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- COURIER CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- DATA GENERAL (complaint) (settlement)
- DAVIDSON RUBBER (complaint) (settlement)
- DISOGRIN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- DIVERSDITECH  GENERAL INC. (GENERAL TIRE (complaint) (settlement)
- DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- E.P.E. CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- ENVIRITE CORP. (LIQWACON CORP.) (complaint) (settlement)
- ESSEX GROUP (ESSEX INTERNATIONAL) (complaint) (settlement)
- ETONIC, INC. (CHARLES A. EATON INC) (complaint) (settlement)
- EXETER (TOWN OF EXETER) (complaint) (settlement)
- FRANKLIN PUMPING
- GAR DOC, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- GENRAL ELECTRIC (complaint) (settlement)
- GEONAUTICS INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- GLINES & RHODES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- GLOBE UNION INC. (JOHNSON  CONTROLS) (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

KEEFE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. (KES) IS AN ABAN-    DONED HAZARDOUS WASTE TRMT & DISPOSAL FACILITY IN EPPING, NH & WAS LISTED ON THE NPL PURSUANT TO SECT 105(B) OF CERCLA.   THE SITE WAS IN OPERATION FOR 2 1/2 YRS BETWEEN 1978 & 1981. WHEN THE SITE WAS ABANDONED IN 1981, AN EXTENSIVE SET OF     DETERIORATING SURFACE CONTAINERS OF WASTE REMAINED ON SITE   AS WELL AS A LARGE LAGOON WHICH THREATENED TO OVERFLOW DUR-  ING CONDITIONS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION.  EPA, NH, & THE TOWN  OF EPPING HAVE SPENT APPROX $3,477,200 TO DATE ON SITE RE-   SPONSE ACTIVITIES.                                                ENFORCEMENT NEGOTIATIONS W/158 POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE  PARTIES (PRP'S) BEGAN IN SEPT 1982, INITIALLY FOCUSING ON    OBTAINING A PRIVATE PARTY CLEANUP ON THE SITE.  WHEN NO SUCH CLEANUP WAS FORTHCOMING DURING INITIAL NEGOTIATIONS, EPA BE- GAN CLEANUP UNDER A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W/THE STATE OF NH. NEGOTIATIONS SINCE JAN 1983 HAVE FOCUSED ON A CASH SETTLE-   MENT TO RECOVER GOVT'S PAST & FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS ON THE   SITE.                                                             ON JUNE 11, 194, A MEMORANDUM FROM LEE THOMAS, THEN     ASSISTANT ADM OF OFFICE OF SOLID WST & EMERGENCY RESPONSE,   GAVE REGION I APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A FINAL OFFER TO THE GENER- ATORS NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE PROPOSING TERMS FOR A CASH SET-  TLEMENT.  THE APPROVED SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL WAS FORWARDED TO  THE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 19, 1984.  IN SUBSEQUENT NEGOTIATIONS, SEVERAL MINOR MODIFICATIONS WERE PROPOSED

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