Calcasieu Estuary
19.3 square miles of the Calcasieu River basin in Southwest Louisiana
- Date/Time Frame
- 1920s–1980s
- Statute
- CERCLA
- State
- Louisiana
- Substances
- PCBs, dioxins/furans, Lead, mercury
- Injury
- Fish, Recreational Use, Shellfish, Wetlands
Consent Decrees:
2019.03.22 (Bayou d'Inde)
- Federal Trustees:
- Department of the Interior (DOI) via Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- State Trustees:
- Louisiana
- Potentially Responsible Parties:
- Citgo Petroleum Corp., PPG Indus., Occidental Petroleum Corp.
2011.03.24
- Federal Trustees:
- Department of the Interior (DOI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- State Trustees:
- Louisiana
- Potentially Responsible Parties:
- ConocoPhillips Co., Sasol North America Inc.