United States v. Vertac Chemical Corp.

ORDER

HENRY WOODS, District Judge.

This Court approved the entry of a Consent Decree on January 18, 1982. This decree contemplated that the parties would ultimately reach a negotiated remedial plan for Vertac’s Jacksonville plant site. Paragraph VI of the Consent Decree provides for dispute resolution by this court in the event the parties failed to reach a negotiated remedial plan. After exhaustive study of the plant site and protracted negotiations by the parties, no remedial plan has been approved by all of the parties. Vertac, Hercules and the State Department of Pollution Control and…