# NEWELL HOLDINGS DELAWARE, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY2007 · — · Litigated With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `600068136`
- **Case Number:** 03-2007-0352
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- HANS DIETZ APARTMENTS LLP
- NEWELL HOLDINGS DELAWARE, INC.(SB) (complaint) (settlement)
- ROCK SPRINGS ENTERPRISES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

On February 16, 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Frederick P. Stamp of the N.D. W. Va. signed a Consent Decree that will resolve the United States’ CERCLA cost recovery claim against Newell Holdings Delaware, Inc., one of two defendants in the case U.S. v. Newell Holdings Delaware, Inc. and Rock Springs Enterprises, Inc.  The Court also entered a judgment in favor of the United States and against Newell on February 17, 2010.  The case concerns the 8th and Plutus Streets Pottery Superfund Site in Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia.  The United States has incurred nearly $1.4 million in Site-related response costs. Under the Consent Decree, Newell will pay the United States to settle the government’s claims under Section 107 of CERCLA.  To date, Newell has spent funds in connection with a removal action at the Site that it has been performing under an amended administrative consent order.  When it meets its payment obligations under this settlement, Newell will have contributed about 86% of total Site costs.  Newell and its predecessor operated a pottery-manufacturing facility at the Site for several decades.  As a result of their operations, ceramic waste and related debris were disposed of at the Site.  The ceramic waste, other related debris, and on-Site soils are contaminated with lead and other hazardous substances associated with pottery manufacturing.  A small area of the Site has also been contaminated by PCBs. The United States filed its lawsuit on December 18, 20

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