United States v. Grand Rapids, Michigan

OPINION

ROBERT HOLMES BELL, District Judge.

The United States of America, on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), filed this action under sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9606 & 9607, to address the environmental cleanup of the Butterworth No. 2 Landfill Superfund Site (“Site”) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On March 30, 2000, the EPA filed a motion for entry of the proposed Consent Decree that was lodged with the Court on May 21, 1999. The Proposed Consent Decree has…