Superfund
Cooper Industries Ltd. 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.

Cooper Industries Ltd.


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 46
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 5
Total sites: 51

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 33
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 0
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 1

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where this company may have sole responsibility: 1
Sites where this company may share responsibility: 50

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $742,907
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $580,000
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
ALBION-SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP LANDFILLALBIONMIMulti
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.GRIFFITHINMulti
AQUA-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL INC (GROCE LABS)GREERSCMulti
AUBURN ROAD LANDFILLLONDONDERRYNHMulti
BARKHAMSTED-NEW HARTFORD LANDFILLBARKHAMSTEDCTMulti
BIO-ECOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.GRAND PRAIRIETXMulti
BUTLER MINE TUNNELPITTSTON TOWNSHIPPAMulti
CALDWELL TRUCKING CO.FAIRFIELDNJMulti
CASMALIA RESOURCESCASMALIACAMulti
DOUGLASSVILLE DISPOSALDOUGLASSVILLEPAMulti
ENVIROCHEM CORP.ZIONSVILLEINMulti
FULTON TERMINALSFULTONNYMulti
HARDAGE/CRINERCRINEROKMulti
HASSAYAMPA LANDFILLHASSAYAMPAAZMulti
HELLERTOWN MANUFACTURING CO.HELLERTOWNPAMulti
JACKS CREEK/SITKIN SMELTING & REFINING, INC.MAITLANDPAMulti
KIN-BUC LANDFILLEDISON TOWNSHIPNJMulti
LIQUID DISPOSAL, INC.UTICAMIMulti
LOWRY LANDFILLAURORACOMulti
MCADOO ASSOCIATESMCADOO BOROUGHPAMulti
MIDCO IGARYINMulti
MIDCO IIGARYINMulti
MISSOURI ELECTRIC WORKSCAPE GIRARDEAUMOMulti
MOSLEY ROAD SANITARY LANDFILLOKLAHOMA CITYOKMulti
MOTOROLA, INC. (52ND STREET PLANT)PHOENIXAZMulti
NATIONAL ELECTRIC COIL CO./COOPER INDUSTRIESDAYHOITKYMulti
NL INDUSTRIES/TARACORP LEAD SMELTERGRANITE CITYILMulti
NORTHWEST TRANSFORMEREVERSONWAMulti
NORTHWEST TRANSFORMER (SOUTH HARKNESS STREET)EVERSONWAMulti
NORWOOD PCBSNORWOODMAMulti
OLD SOUTHINGTON LANDFILLSOUTHINGTONCTMulti
OLEAN WELL FIELDOLEANNYMulti
OSBORNE LANDFILLGROVE CITYPAMulti
OTTATI & GOSS/KINGSTON STEEL DRUMKINGSTONNHMulti
POLLUTION ABATEMENT SERVICESOSWEGONYMulti
PSC RESOURCESPALMERMAMulti
ROSEN BROTHERS SCRAP YARD/DUMPCORTLANDNYMulti
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY (AREA 1)EL MONTECAMulti
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY (AREA 2)BALDWIN PARKCAMulti
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY (AREA 3)ALHAMBRACAMulti
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY (AREA 4)LA PUENTECAMulti
SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLANDSOUTHINGTONCTMulti
SPECTRON, INC.ELKTONMDMulti
STURGIS MUNICIPAL WELLSSTURGISMISingle
TEX-TIN CORP.TEXAS CITYTXMulti
THERMO-CHEM, INC.MUSKEGONMIMulti
TRI-CITIES BARREL CO., INC.PORT CRANENYMulti
UNION CHEMICAL CO., INC.SOUTH HOPEMEMulti
VERONA WELL FIELDBATTLE CREEKMIMulti
WAYNE WASTE OILCOLUMBIA CITYINMulti
WEDZEB ENTERPRISES, INC.LEBANONINMulti