Superfund
Eaton Corporation has been linked by the EPA to these polluted sites.

The Center contacted each company to confirm involvement with these Superfund sites. Relevant communications with the companies appear in the “See Related Documents” link. Superfund Site Status is current as of March 2007. Data about Potential Responsibility was obtained in April 2006. Campaign contribution data is from the Center for Responsive Politics.

For more information, read “EPA Document Lists Firms Tied to Superfund Sites” and How We Did It.

Eaton Corporation


Superfund Site Status List of sites
Number of sites linked to this company, and its subsidiaries, by status on the EPA’s National Priorities List:
Proposed for list: FAQs 0
Currently on list: FAQs 34
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 4
Total sites: 38

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 27
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 0
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 0

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where this company may have sole responsibility: 0
Sites where this company may share responsibility: 38

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $176,239
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $1,296,000
Travel sponsored for EPA officials (1997-2005): $0
Travel sponsored for congressional officials (1998-2005): $0





Superfund sites linked to this company:

Site NameCityStateSingle-/Multi-Party Responsibility
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.GRIFFITHINMulti
AQUA-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL INC (GROCE LABS)GREERSCMulti
AUTO ION CHEMICALS, INC.KALAMAZOOMIMulti
BARKHAMSTED-NEW HARTFORD LANDFILLBARKHAMSTEDCTMulti
BATAVIA LANDFILLBATAVIANYMulti
BERLIN & FARROSWARTZ CREEKMIMulti
BRESLUBE-PENN, INC.CORAOPOLISPAMulti
BYPASS 601 GROUND WATER CONTAMINATIONCONCORDNCMulti
CAROLAWN, INC.FORT LAWNSCMulti
CASMALIA RESOURCESCASMALIACAMulti
CHEM-DYNEHAMILTONOHMulti
CITY INDUSTRIES, INC.ORLANDOFLMulti
ENVIROCHEM CORP.ZIONSVILLEINMulti
GALLUP'S QUARRYPLAINFIELDCTMulti
INTERSTATE LEAD CO. (ILCO)LEEDSALMulti
JACKS CREEK/SITKIN SMELTING & REFINING, INC.MAITLANDPAMulti
JADCO-HUGHES FACILITYBELMONTNCMulti
K&L AVENUE LANDFILLOSHTEMO TOWNSHIPMIMulti
KEEFE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (KES)EPPINGNHMulti
LAKELAND DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC.CLAYPOOLINMulti
LIQUID DISPOSAL, INC.UTICAMIMulti
LOWRY LANDFILLAURORACOMulti
MALVERN TCEMALVERNPAMulti
MAXEY FLATS NUCLEAR DISPOSALHILLSBOROKYMulti
METAMORA LANDFILLMETAMORAMIMulti
OAK GROVE SANITARY LANDFILLOAK GROVE TOWNSHIPMNMulti
OBEE ROADHUTCHINSONKSMulti
OMEGA CHEMICAL CORPORATIONWHITTIERCAMulti
PEAK OIL CO./BAY DRUM CO.TAMPAFLMulti
PESSES CHEMICAL CO.FORT WORTHTXMulti
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY (AREA 1)NORTH HOLLYWOODCAMulti
SCRDI BLUFF ROADCOLUMBIASCMulti
SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLANDSOUTHINGTONCTMulti
THERMO-CHEM, INC.MUSKEGONMIMulti
TRI-COUNTY LANDFILL CO./WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.SOUTH ELGINILMulti
UNION CHEMICAL CO., INC.SOUTH HOPEMEMulti
VERONA WELL FIELDBATTLE CREEKMIMulti
WAYNE WASTE OILCOLUMBIA CITYINMulti