Tronox filed for Bankruptcy on January 12, 2009, emerging from bankruptcy on Feb 14, 2011. Nonetheless, Tronox Hamilton remains an operating facility, and will continue to be owned and operated by the reorganized Tronox at the conclusion of the bankruptcy. EPA reached settlement with Tronox and received a cash penalty of over $441,000. The corrective action injunctive relief EPA sought in the referral will be accomplished through the existing August 30, 1996, RCRA 3008h Order. Tronox is required to notify EPA of its identification of additional areas to be investigated and remediated, and all work will proceed pursuant to the Order.