EXHIBIT 10.83
JOINT DECALRATION Between
▇▇▇▇▇▇ MANUFACTURING CORPORATION And
EMHART CORPORATION
Regarding the
SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE of NEW ENGLAND SITE
And the
OLD SOUTHINGTON LANDFILL SITE
Southington, Connecticut
This Joint Declaration sets forth an agreement between ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Manufacturing Corporation ("▇▇▇▇▇▇") (formerly known as ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation) and
Emhart Corporation ("Emhart") relating to EPA's claims against "▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corp.
Parties/Emhart Corporation" at the Solvents Recovery Service of New England
("SRSNE") Superfund Site and the Old Southington Landfill Superfund Site
("OSL").
At the SRSNE Site, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ agree to the following terms as
they relate to "▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corp. Parties/Emhart Corporation" listed on the July 7,
1993 EPA volumetric ranking. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to accept responsibility for the
costs associated with EPA's claims against "▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corp." and "U.S.M. Corp.
(Seabrook, NH)." ▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to accept responsibility for the costs associated
with EPA's claims against "U.S.M. Corp. (Amesbury, MA)." The U.S.M. Corp.
(Amesbury, MA) shipments will be aggregated under the entity designated as
"Black & ▇▇▇▇▇▇-Related Parties" on the July 7, 1993 EPA volumetric ranking.
At the OSL Site, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to accept responsibility for costs
associated with EPA's claims against "▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corp. Parties/Emhart Corporation -
U.S.M. Corp. (Amesbury, MA)." The U.S.M. Corp. (Amesbury, MA) shipments will be
aggregated under the entity designated as "Black & ▇▇▇▇▇▇-Related Parties" on
the February 24, 1994 EPA volumetric ranking.
This Joint Declaration between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Emhart is made without
admission of liability regarding the SRSNE and OSL Sites, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇
explicitly deny any liability with respect to the SRSNE and OSL Sites. Further,
this declaration is for purposes of EPA claims regarding the SRSNE and OSL Sites
only and is made without prejudice to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ asserting different
positions regarding liability, cost sharing, or indemnification with respect to
claims by other persons or with respect to environmental liabilities at any
other sites.
On behalf of ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Manufacturing Corporation On behalf of Emhart Corporation
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Executive Vice President Title: Vice President, Environ. Affairs
Date: 2/10/95 Date: 12/27/94
