WASHINGTON (December 11, 2019) — The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice, the Kalamazoo River
Natural Resource Trustee Council, and Michigan Department of Environment, Great
Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced a proposed consent decree that would
require NCR Corp. to clean up and fund future response actions at a significant
portion of the Allied Paper Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund site.
The consent decree also includes payments related to natural resource damages
and past cleanup efforts at the site. The consent decree is subject to a 30-day
public comment period.
“This is a terrific
settlement,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance Susan Bodine. “It not only ensures that responsible parties will
continue to clean up contamination at the Kalamazoo River Superfund site, but
also ensures that both past and future costs incurred by the EPA and the state
will be recovered.”
“This agreement marks
a milestone in efforts to clean up Superfund sites in the Great Lakes region,
and especially to address the legacy of paper mill generated PCB contamination
in the Kalamazoo River watershed,” said Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey
Bossert Clark of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources
Division. “Under this settlement, cleanup
and restoration efforts will be accelerated and that’s really good news for
communities in the region and the environment.”
“Today’s agreement is
a big step towards cleaning up the Kalamazoo River,” said EPA Regional
Administrator Cathy Stepp. “This Administration is committed to cleaning up and
restoring contaminated sites so they can be put back to productive use in the
community.”
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