The federal government sued two companies in order to recover at least $6.5 million spent so far in cleanup costs at the Halby Chemical superfund site in Delaware. The U.S. Attorney General filed suit seeking past and future cleanup costs from Witco Corp., the successor by merger to Halby Chemical Co. According to the complaint, from 1948 until 1972 Halby Chemical's plant discharged waste water and cooling water into an unlined lagoon. Approximately 4,750 people live near the contaminated site.
October 04, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The federal government sued two companies in order to recover at least $6.5 million spent so far in cleanup costs at the Halby Chemical superfund site near the Port of Wilmington.
The U.S. Attorney General filed suit in District Court in Wilmington, seeking past and future cleanup costs from Witco Corp., the successor by merger to Halby Chemical Co., and the Pyrites Co., a unit of U.S. Borax Inc.
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