# CALUMET CONTAINTER ADMIN ORDER ON CONSENT (CERCLA)
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2006 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `600014057`
- **Case Number:** 05-2006-0738
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- ALDEN & OTT PRINTING INK CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- AMERICAN CAN COMPANY (complaint)
- AMERICAN STEEL COMPANY (complaint)
- ASHLAND, INC. (complaint)
- BEE CHEMICAL (complaint)
- BRENNTAG GREAT LAKES LLC (TAB CHEMICALS) (complaint)
- BRETFORD MANUFACTURING, INC. (complaint)
- CATERPILLAR INC. (complaint)
- CENTRAL INK CORPORATION (complaint)
- CHEVRON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY (complaint)
- CITY OF HAMMOND (complaint)
- DAVIES IMPERIAL COATINGS, INC. (complaint)
- DOBER CHEMICAL CORPORATION (complaint)
- DOW CHEMICAL CO. FOR MARRETELL (complaint)
- E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO. INC. (complaint)
- EDWARD AND DEUTHSCH LITHOGRAPHING CO. (complaint)
- ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RAILWAY CORP. (complaint)
- FERRO CORPORATION (complaint)
- FLINT INK1 (complaint)
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY (complaint)
- HAMMOND TIMES (complaint)
- HARRIS-HUB CO.  A  DIV. DRESHER INC. (complaint)
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL (complaint)
- ILLINOIS BRONZE PAINT (complaint)
- INDIANA HARBOR BELT RAILROAD (complaint)
- INTERNATIONAL PRINTING INK COMPANY (complaint)
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORP. (complaint)
- MEDIANEWS GROUP INC. (DENVER POST) (complaint)
- NATIONAL CAN COMPANY (complaint)
- PRIMERICA CORPORATION (complaint)
- QUEBECOR WORLD KRI, INC. (complaint)
- R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY (complaint)
- RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY (complaint)
- SEQUA CORPORATION (FKA SUN CHEMICALS) (complaint)
- SERVICE WEB OFFSET CORP. (complaint)
- SHEFFIELD ESTATES, LLC (complaint)
- SUN CHEMICAL CORP. (complaint)
- THE GLIDDEN COMPANY (complaint)
- THE LEHIGH PRESS, INC. (complaint)
- THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS1 COMPANY (complaint)
- THE VALSPAR1 CORPORATION (complaint)
- THEMARK (AVERY) (complaint)
- THRALL CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY (complaint)
- TOMKINS INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint)
- U.S. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY, DEFENSE FUEL SUPPLY (complaint)
- UNION TANK CAR COMPANY (complaint)
- UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION (complaint)
- W. C. RICHARDS COMPANY (complaint)
- WESTERN COLD DRAWN STEEL (complaint)
- WILL COUNTY PRESS - LOCKPORT, IL (complaint)
## Summary

U.S. EPA HAS DOCUMENTED THE RELEASE OR THREATENED RELEASE AT THE SITE OF POLLUTANTS, CONTAMINANTS, OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. U.S. EPA'S  NOVEMBER 4, 2002, ACTION MEMORANDUM INDICATES THAT ADDITIONAL RESPONSE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO CLEAN UP SOME 19,250 CUBIC YARDS OF HIGHLY CONTAMINATED SOIL AT THE SITE. SINCE JANUARY 2002, THE U.S. EPA HAS  SPENT APPROXIMATELY $462,000 IN ASSESSING THE CONDITIONS AT THE SITE AND INVESTIGATING THE STATUS OF VARIOUS PRPS. ADDITIONALLY, U.S. EPA ANTICIPATES SPENDING AN ESTIMATED $1.87 MILLION IN PUBLIC FUNDS TO CLEAN UP THE SITE. WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  AGREEMENT, EACH SETTLING PARTY SHALL PAY ITS RESPECTIVE SETTLEMENT PAYMENT TO EPA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND. IF ANY SETTLING PARTY FAILS TO MAKE FULL PAYMENT WITHIN THE TIME , THAT SETTLING PARTY SHALL 
PAY INTEREST ON THE UNPAID BALANCE AND CIVIL PENALTIES.

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