District Court of Appeals ruling on the petition for review of final E.P.A. action placing the CTS of Asheville location on the National Priorities List

ATLANTA - On July 8, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its ruling in the challenge to the placement of the CTS of Asheville, Incorporated location on the E.P.A.'s (EPA) National Priorities List (NPL). The court denied CTS Corporation's petition for review of this E.P.A. listing action. With this ruling, the CTS of Asheville, Incorporated location will remain on the NPL.

The E.P.A. spent considerable effort in developing the record that supported the decision to place the location on the NPL, which ultimately was the basis of the court decision. Contrary to CTS' arguments, the court found that the Agency conducted sufficient scientific testing to determine that the location contributed some portion of TCE contamination and that an alternative contamination source was unlikely. In issuing its opinion, the court looked favorably upon the detailed scientific efforts E.P.A. took to support its NPL listing decision.

The final decision of the Court can be viewed at: http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/361714CE555A736085257D0F004ED2B3/$file/12-1256-1501244.pdf

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