Michigan Legal professional Basic Dana Nessel introduced a settlement settlement with Domtar Industries, LLC and E.B. Eddy Paper, Inc. (collectively, Domtar) to handle releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the Techni-Comp, Inc. composting web site close to Port Huron. Nessel filed a lawsuit in opposition to the paper manufacture in December 2022.
Beneath the phrases of the settlement, Domtar has agreed to take away compost piles containing sludges contaminated with PFAS on the web site and get rid of the contaminated materials in a licensed landfill. As well as, Domtar will examine PFAS in sediments in floor waters on the web site.
“I began the PFAS Litigation challenge in 2020 to convey reduction to communities impacted by PFAS contamination, and this settlement is one other step in the precise path,” Nessel stated in a press release. “It displays my dedication to defending the general public and Michigan’s pure assets. My workplace will proceed to pursue that objective, whether or not by way of the courts or cooperative efforts.”
The settlement, entered as an enforceable Consent Decree by the thirty first Circuit Courtroom in St. Clair County on June 20, features a $300,000 cost to the Division of Atmosphere, Nice Lakes, and Vitality (EGLE) to conduct extra response actions to handle PFAS on the web site. Domtar will even cowl the State’s previous oversight prices and prices of litigation, together with lawyer charges.
“That is the latest instance of the optimistic outcomes reached by way of the Michigan PFAS Motion Response Crew’s continued partnership with the Legal professional Basic’s workplace,” stated Michigan PFAS Motion Response Crew (MPART) govt director Abigail Hendershott. “Legal professional Basic Nessel’s PFAS Litigation challenge has assisted MPART in addressing PFAS contamination at a number of websites throughout the state. These actions assist defend our communities from endlessly chemical substances and we sit up for extra optimistic outcomes from the instances which are nonetheless pending.”
This motion was introduced beneath a state-approved contract with Particular Assistant Attorneys Basic (SAAGs) retained particularly to help with advanced PFAS litigation. There are at present 4 PFAS instances filed beneath the SAAG contract which are pending in each state and federal courtroom.
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