Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United

States v. River Properties, et al., has been lodged on August 30, 1995,

with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

Wisconsin. The proposed Consent Decree concerns the J.K. Drum Superfund

Site (``J.K. Drum Site'' or ``Site''), located at 615 West Wolf River

Road, New London (Waupaca County), Wisconsin. The Site was contaminated

with numerous hazardous substances, which included heavy metals,

flammable materials, acids and cyanide liquids, during the operation of

a drum disposal, cleaning and recycling business from 1985 until 1989.

Pursuant to Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a),

the complaint in this action seeks recovery of costs incurred by the

United States during the removal of hazardous substances at the Site.

The 24 Settling Defendants have agreed in the proposed Consent

Decree to reimburse the United States in the amount of $780,000, which

comprises approximately 95% of the costs incurred at the Site.

The Department of Justice will receive comments concerning the

proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date

of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S.

Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington,

DC 20044, and should refer to United States v. River Properties, et

al., D.O.J. Number 90-11-2-1077.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at any of the following

offices: (1) The Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern

District of Wisconsin, Federal Building Room 530, 517 East Wisconsin

Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, (414) 297-1700; (2) the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago,

Illinois 60604 (312) 886-6609; and (3) the Consent Decree Library, 1120

G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. Copies

of the proposed Decree may be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree

Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. For a

copy of the Consent Decree, please enclose a check for $17.25 ($.25 per

page reproduction charge) payable to ``Consent Decree Library.''

Joel M. Cross,

Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-23359 Filed 9-20-95; 8:45 am]

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