# NCH CORPORATION, ET AL
> **Judicial** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `6704`
- **Case Number:** 02-1998-0354
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN ALLSAFE CO DBA CERTIFIED LABS (complaint)
- CERTIFIED LABORATORIES NJ-DBA OR DIV NCH (complaint)
- CHEMSEARCH CORPORATION OF NJ INC DBA
- FMC CORPORATION (settlement)
- HIGGINS, LISBETH (complaint) (settlement)
- MOHAWK LABORATORIES NJ DBA OR AS DIV NCH (complaint)
- NATIONAL CHEMSEARCH CORP OF NJ INC (complaint)
- NCH CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- Princeton Gamma-Tech, Inc. (PGT) (settlement)
## Summary

THE RECOMMENDED ACTION SEEKS THE RECOVERY OF RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED BY THE EPA IN CONNECTION WITH THE HIGGINS FARM SUPERFUND SITE. EPA HAS EVIDENCE THAT NCH, A MANUFACTURER OF SPECIALTY MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS, ARRANGED FOR DISPOSAL OF  HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE SITE.  MRS. HIGGINS IS THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE SITE AND WAS AN OWNER AT THE TIME OF    DISPOSAL.  MRS. HIGGINS HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN REACHING AN 'ABILITY TO PAY' SETTLEMENT WITH EPA, AND, AS A       RESULT, EPA HAS REQUESTED THAT MRS. HIGGINS SUBMIT FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH A SETTLEMENT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

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