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CELTOR CHEMICAL CORPORATION

Judicial · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery · 52430

Penalty
$450K
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
09-1993-0013
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
DOJ Docket
90-11-3-1083
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

THIS IS A $6.8 MILLION COST RECOVERY ACTION FOR THE CELTOR CHEMICAL SUPERFUND SITE. ONE OF THE TWO PRP'S IS THE NOW DEFUNCT CORPORATION THAT OPERATED AN ORE PROCESSING MILL AT THE SITE, LOCATED ON THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION IN HUMBULDT COUNTY, CA. THE CORPORATION'S SOLE REMAINING ASSET IS A COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY THAT WAS IN EFFECT DURING THE PERIOD OF DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. THE OTHER PRP IS THE FORMER PRESIDENT, MAJOR STOCKHOLDER, AND DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION WHO HAD SUBSTANTIAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE CORPORATION'S OPERATIONS AND WHO APPEARED IN KLAMATH TRINITY JUSTICE COURT ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE CALIF. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME FOR DISPOSAL OF ORE-PROCESSING WASTES INTO THE TRINITY RIVER.

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Authoritative
EPA ECHO
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