Dover Chemical Reaches Natural Resources Damages Settlement

Dover Chemical Corp. has reached a settlement to resolve alleged natural resource damages in association with the Dover Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Dover, Ohio, according to the Department of Justice Monday.

In compliance with the consent decree, the company will fund and implement natural resource restoration projects, the agency said.

Dover Chemical Corporation will also pay $880,000 to the state of Ohio to protect groundwater resources near the site. An additional sum of $648,000 will be paid for state assessment costs and $745,000 will go toward federal assessment costs, said DOJ.

The company makes flame retardants and additives for ...