Ashtabula River
The lower Ashtabula River and harbor located in northeast Ohio
- Date/Time Frame
- mid-1900s–1983
- Statute
- CERCLA
- State
- Ohio
- Substances
- chlorinated benzenes, chlorinated ethenese, hexachlorobutadiene, heavy metals, PCBs, PAHs
- Injury
- Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Recreational Use, Sediment, Surface Water
Consent Decrees:
2012.07.12
- Federal Trustees:
- Department of the Interior (DOI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- State Trustees:
- Ohio
- Potentially Responsible Parties:
- Cabot Corp., Detrex Corp., Elkem Metals Co LP, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Gencorp Inc., Mallinckrodt LLC, Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Inc., Occidental Chemical Corp., Ohio Power Co., Olin Corp. RMI Titanium Co Inc., Sherwin-Williams Co., Union Carbide Corp. CBS Operations Inc., Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Norfolk Southern Corp., Conrail Inc., Consolidated Rail Corp. (collectively, the Ashtabula River Cooperating Group II (ARCG II)<br /> <br /> Settling Federal Agencies: Gen Services Administration, DOE, Navy, US Maritime Admin