# WESTERN PROCESSING
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `55439`
- **Case Number:** 10-1997-0145
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BUYKEN INDUSTRIES (complaint) (settlement)
- ERSHIGS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- MASTERCRAFT METAL FINISHING, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- WILLIAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE WESTERN PROCESSING SITE IS LOCATED IN KENT, WASHINGTON.  EPA HAS                                                      INCURRED, THROUGH DEC 96, IN EXCESS OF $10 MILLION IN        RESPONSE COSTS AT                                            THE SITE AND WILL INCUR ADDITIONAL COSTS.  EPA HAS           DETERMINED THAT IT IS                                        PRACTICABLE AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO REACH THIS         SETTLEMENT,                                                  INVOLVING ONLY A MINOR PORTION OF THE RESPONSE COSTS WITH    SETTLORS WHO                                                 MAY BE POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES WHO EACH MAY HAVE     CONTRIBUTED A                                                MINIMAL AMOUNT OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES TO THE SITE.          SETTLORS ARE                                                 ELIGIBLE FOR A DE MICORMIS SETTLEMENT BECAUSE THEY           CONTRIBUTED NO MORE                                          THAN A MINUSCULE AMOUNT OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE.

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