# GOULD ELECTRONICS
> **Judicial** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Unspecified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `55515`
- **Case Number:** 10-1998-0052
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Unspecified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ESCO CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- EXIDE, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- GOULD ELECTRONICS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- NL INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- RHONE-POULENC, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- SCHNITZER INVESTMENT CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE RR (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ON DECEMBER 23, 1997, WE REQUESTED DOJ FILE A REMEDIAL       ACTION CD WITH THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF        OREGON.  THE CONSENT DECREE WOULD REQUIRED SETTLING          DEFENDANTS TO IMPLEMENT THE REMEDIAL ACTION SELECTED FOR THE GOULD SITE.  THESE ACTIONS INCLUDE EXCAVATION OF             CONTAMINATED SOILS, SEDIMENTS AND OTHER WASTES AND           PLACEMENTS OF THE WATES IN A RCRA-TYPE LANDFILL THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON-SITE.  IN ADDITION THE OWNER SETTLING         DEFENDANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE EPA WITH AN       EASEMENT AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS THAT WILL ALLOW EPA       CONTINUED ACCESS TO THE SITE AND ENSURE THAT FUTURE LAND     USES WITHIN THE SITE ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE REMEDY.  EPA    ESTIMATES THAT IT WILL COST THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS $16      MILLION TO IMPLEMENT THE REMEDY.  THE CONSENT DECREE WILL    ALSO REQUIRE THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS TO REINBURSE EPA FOR    FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS IN EXCESS OF $100,000.  THE CONSENT    DECREE REQUIRES EPA TO FORGIVE PAYMENT OF $355,301 IN PAST   RESPONSE COSTS AND $100,000 IN FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS.  EPA   FORGAVE $272,000 BASED ON ITS EVALUATION OF THE SITE'S       ORPHAN SHRE.  THE REMAINDER OF THE COST RECOVERY COMPROMISE  IF BASED ON LITIGATION RISK.

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