Cases — 4303003

As of Oct 2, 2026.

Activity name

AMERITECH CORP., ET AL/COM ED, AT&T, LUCENT,ELGIN

Case number

05-1996-0314

Case name

AMERITECH CORP., ET AL/COM ED, AT&T, LUCENT,ELGIN

Region code

05

Fiscal year

1996

Activity type code

JDC

Activity type desc

Judicial

Activity status code

CLS

Activity status desc

Closed

Activity status date

2000-01-10

Lead agency

EPA

Case status date

2000-01-10

Enforcement outcome code

ECR

Enforcement outcome desc

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Total cost recovery

375000.0

Hq division

CER

Branch

MMBI

Voluntary self disclosure

false

Multimedia flag

false

Summary text

ELGIN SALVAGE AND SUPPLY IS A SCRAP METAL RECYCLING YARD IN ELGIN, IL IN APRIL 1993, U.S.EPA ISSUED A CERCLA 106 ORDER TO ELGIN SALVAGE (AS OWNER OPERATOR), AND FOUR OTHER PARTIES, AT&T, AMERITECH, COMMONWEALTH EDISON AND FERMILAB (URA), AS GENERATORS. THE UAIO ORDERED A CLEAN UP OF THE SITE FOR CONTAMINATED LEVELS OF LEAD, PCBS AND DIOXIN. BETWEEN 1993 AND FEB. 1995, THE PARTIES CONDUCTED THE CLEAN UP. U.S. EPA INCURRED APPROXIMATELY $343,000 IN OVERSIGHT COSTS. THE PRPS RECEIVED A BILL FOR OVERSIGHT COSTS IN AUGUST AND DECEMBER 1995, BUT REFUSED TO PAY THEM CITING TO THEM ROHM V. HAAS DECISION FROM THE FEDERAL COURT IN THE 3RD CIRCUIT CT. OF APPEALS. U.S. EPA CONTINUED TO TRY TO SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY COSTS AND SEEK COMPLIANCE OF THE PRPS WITH THE UAO. THE PRPS CONTINUED TO REFUSE. U.S. EPA THEN DETERMINED TO REFER THE CASE TO U.S. DOJ. U.S. EPA ALSO SEEKS PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF 3X THE TOTAL (OF OVERSIGHT COSTS) DUE, PURSUANT TO CERCLA 107(C)(3).

Created at

2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

Updated at

2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

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