Pursuant to 28 CFR § 50.7, notice is hereby given that on September 13, 2005, a Consent Decree in the case of
In this action, under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, the United States sought injunctive relief and recovery of response costs to remedy conditions in connection with the release or threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment at the Waste Disposal, Inc. Superfund Site in Santa Fe Springs, California (hereinafter referred to as the “WDI Site”).
The Settlor owns a small portion of the WDI Site, less than 1.5 acres, and the purpose of the settlement is to provide to the United States the access and institutional control which are required to perform the remedial action at the Site. In addition, the Settlor has agreed to pay the United States $280,000 over a two year time period in partial reimbursement of response costs. In return, the United States has given the Settlor covenants not to sue and contribution protection.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7811, Washington, DC 20044–7611; and refer to
A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood (