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Chem-Dyne’s Chemical Legacy: Contaminants In Ground Water 10 Jun 1984
Page: 4
Sources: EPA, Bruce Will (Principle investigator), Ronald Schimdt (Geology Professor Wright State),
Quotes:
“”The bottom line is that a lot is known about the geology and the hydrology of the aquifer, but little is known about the organics that potentially could be in the system and the movement of the plumes.” he said.”
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Chem-Dyne Cleanup: 13 Men And Thousands Of Problems 05 Apr 1980
Page: 21
Sources: Jack Zettler (Butler County Judge), Robert L. Marrs (Common Pleas Judge), John Hall (Chem-Dyne’s Chief Chemist),
Quotes:
“Although Chem-Dyne was founded to recycle waste as fuels. Hall and Zettler have discovered that most of the inventory is solid or semi-solid (sludge) chemical waste.”
““People ask, “When will you have the site cleaned up?” What’s going to happen six months from now?” That’s a thousand problems away.”
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Federal Officials Suing Chem-Dyne, Its Officers Dec 20 1979
Page: 1
Sources: USEPA, Justice Department in U.S. District Court, OEPA, ODNR, Jack Kirsch (Hamilton City Manager), William Kovacs (President of Chem-Dyne)
Quotes:
“The federal action criticizes the state consent decree. Among the criticisms: The decree does not prohibit the shipment to Chem-Dyne of hazardous wastes, nor their mixture, and does not provide for sound handling, storage and operational practices.”
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Fire Report By EPA Due Friday September 6 1979
Page: 27
Sources: OEPA, Jennifer Tiell (OEPA Staff), Ken Schultz and Ken Harsh (OEPA Emergency Response Team),
Quotes:
“The companies were sued by OEPA and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) after a massive fish kill in the Great Miami River and Hamilton Hydraulic Canal in 1976.”
“Chem-Dyne officials said they were satisfied by the out-of-court settlement, but maintained the company was innocent of the fish kills.”
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Judge Issues Restraining Order In Chem-Dyne Suit 19 Jun 1979
Page: 26
Headline: Judge Issues Restraining Order In Chem-Dyne Suit
Sources: Herbert A. Middendorff. Robert G. Robson, Cindoco Products (Suit Filers), Ray White (7th Step Foundation nonprofit vocational training program for former convicts)
Quotes:
“Most of the time no one is doing even that much to clear out the mess.”
“In the suit, the property owners said they have reason to believe that Chem-Dyne will be leaving Butler County soon and may ignore customer agreements and leave the chemicals and other substances on the property behind.”
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Chem-Dyne May End Operation; Wastes To MSD 18 Apr 1979
Page: 1
Headline: Chem-Dyne May End Operation; Wastes To MSD
Sources: OEPA, ODNR, William L. Kovacs (Chem-Dyne President), Richard A. Vanderhoof (Hamilton City Metropolitan Sewer Department)
Quotes:
“This waste is equivalent to dirty fuel oil and its use will save them money, saide M&D Director Richard A. Vanderhoof.”
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Solvent Shortage 2 Dec 1973
Page: 11
Headline: Solvent Shortage
Sources: William L. Kovacs (Spray-Dyne president)
Quotes:
“The energy crisis stems from a lack of petroleum feedstocks,”
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EPA Claims It Raised Enough Clean Money 06 Mar 1983
Page: 1 / 4
Headline: EPA Claims It Raised Enough Clean Money
Sources: EPA, U.S. Corps of Engineers, Dennis Muchnicki (chief of Ohio attorney general environmental law section. Michael Fox (R-Hamilton)
Quotes:
““I am so frustrated at all these so-called experts. Every time we have left these people alone, they’ve screwed it up.” said Fox.””
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Neighbors Of Chem-Dyne Firm Ask For Company’s Shutdown 06 Sep 1979
Page: 27
Headline: Neighbors Of Chem-Dyne Firm Ask For Company’s Shutdown
Sources: Rober Weigel (Hamilton Vice Mayor), James McAvoy (OEPA Director), Jack Hamblin (North End Civic Association), Bill Kovacs (Chem-Dyne President)
Quotes:
“Many residents carried signs into the auditorium bearing slogans such as “Down with Chem-Dyne,""Should Children Have to Breathe Unknown Chemicals,""Will the EPA Stop Chem-Dyne?” and “Has the City or State Got the Right to Keep Them Open?
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Judge Names Chem-Dyne Receiver 05 Feb 1980
Page: 1
Headline: Judge Names Chem-Dyne Receiver
Sources: Jack A. Zettler ( New Chem-Dyne Corp. receiver), Robert L. Marrs (Butler County Common Pleas Judge), Dennis Muchnickci (Assistant Attorney General), William Lee Kovacs (Chem-Dyne President)
Quotes:
“The environmentalists now have the ability to take over a company and operate it.” (Kovacs)
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Federal Officials Suing Chem-Dyne, Its Officers
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Chem-Dyne Site Polluting Water, Official Says March 29 1983
Page: 12
Sources: EPA, Robert Indian (Ohio Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology), Don Bruce (Head of site cleanup), Peter McCumiskey (Centers for Disease Control)
Quotes:
“Most cancers of this type (from chemical exposure) have latent periods which are 20 to 30 years down the road. Leukemia is an exception,” McCumiskey said.”
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Rubin To Send Inspectors To Chem-Dyne Plant Dec 29 1979
Page: 38
Quotes:
“Kovacs called the consent decree “a lie” because he said it was his understanding he could begin recording the waste reduction when he made arrangements to ship some of the waste to incinerators in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.”
“You can only be so many feet to a residential home and they have made a nearby battlefield a major recreation center.” (Kovacs on nearby local neighborhoods surrounding Chem-Dyne)
Sources: Judge Carl B. Rubin (U.S. District Judge), EPA, OEPA, John Hall (Operations Supervisor Chem-Dyne), Hugh Holbrock (Chem-Dyne Lawyer), William Lee Kovacs (Chem-Dyne President)
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EPA Faults Chem-Dyne Cleanup Nov 30 1979
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Important Quotes:
“It appears the owner is not reducing it according to the decree.” (Chemicals)
“The MSD originally intended to burn about 850,000 thousand gallons of material but has taken on 30,000 gallons to date, he explained.”
“There are suspicions material from Chem-Dyne …is being illegally dumped by parties unknown.”