# U.S. vs. Middle Waterway of Commencement Bay Nearshore/Tideflats
> **Judicial** · FY2003 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `94320`
- **Case Number:** 10-2003-0060
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- City of Tacoma (complaint)
- City of Tacoma, Dept. of Public Utilities (complaint)
- Cook's Marine Specialties (complaint) (settlement)
- Foss Maritime Company (complaint)
- Marine Industries Northwest, Inc. (complaint) (settlement)
- Pioneer Industries, Inc. (complaint)
- Simpson Tacoma Kraft Company, LLC (complaint)
- Simpson Tacoma Land Company (complaint)
- Stuart Cook (complaint)
- Tacoma Land Company (complaint)
- U.S. vs. Middle Waterway of Commencement Bay Nears (complaint)
- Washington Department of Natural Resources (complaint)
- Western Machine Works (complaint)
## Summary

The preposed settlement provides for cleanup of the middle waterway problem area.  The defendants wil spend above $12.5 million cleaning up the site.

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