Judge orders NCR to resume cleaning up Fox River

Judge orders NCR to resume cleaning up Fox River A federal judge's ruling has opened the door to full-scale cleanup of a Wisconsin river polluted by toxins from a bygone papermaking era. NCR did not immediately reply to a request for comment. He said the harm caused by toxic polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, in the river cannot reasonably be divided among all of the paper companies likely responsible for discharging them. Earlier this month, Griesbach relieved Appleton Papers of its responsibility to pay, saying it had no direct liability for dumping PCBs. NCR had argued that other parties are also responsible for cleaning up the river. "We're happy with the decision," said Beth J. State and federal regulators had asked the judge to order NCR to keep paying for the cleanup. Dredging work ended last season and was to have resumed this month. The judge said he pinned the costs on NCR in part due to the potential harm to the public should the cleanup be halted or slowed. , which held the majority share of the company doing the actual work, stopped paying for cleanup, arguing that other parties need to be helping with the cost. NCR had dumped PCBs into the river between 1954 and 1971 as a byproduct of making carbonless paper. The judge ordered NCR to begin running at least three dredges 24 hrs a day, five days a week, through Nov. "We're looking forward to the project moving forward again. Appleton Papers has spent more than $200 million in three years toward cleanup efforts. Judge orders NCR to resume cleaning up Fox River Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 30/04/2012