US, Former Mill Owner Split Remedial Cost of Hazardous Ohio Site

May 14, 2025, 7:48 PM UTC

A former mill operator in Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park will pay a net $16.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the cleanup of hazardous materials on the site now owned by the government.

Paddock Enterprises LLC agreed to pay a total of $33 million while the US agreed to reimburse the company $16.5 million for restoration work done to remedy hazardous contamination from the Jaite Paper Mill Site, according to a proposed consent decree filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

  • Paddock sued the government in 2022 alleging the US knowingly purchased a ...

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