# LANCASTER BATTERY CO INC
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `14930`
- **Case Number:** 03-1990-0454
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $723K
- **Compliance action $:** $0
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY (complaint) (settlement)
- ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA (settlement)
- ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD (settlement)
- ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. (settlement)
- B & C AUTO WAREHOUSE (settlement)
- BINKLEY & OBER, INC (settlement)
- DIEFENDERFER, D.B. & BRO. INC. (settlement)
- FORD NEW HOLLAND, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- GE/RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA (settlement)
- GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTH (complaint) (settlement)
- HAMILTON EQUIPMENT (settlement)
- HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- IVECO TRICK OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. (settlement)
- JONES MOTOR COMPANY INC (settlement)
- LANCASTER BATTERY COMPANY, INC. (complaint)
- LANCASTER MALLEABLE COATINGS (settlement)
- LIBERTY TRUCK PARTS (settlement)
- MANIX, EDWARD (complaint) (settlement)
- MANIX, STUART (complaint) (settlement)
- MARYLAND MASS TRANSIT AUTHORITY (complaint) (settlement)
- MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE (settlement)
- MCMINN'S ASPHALPT COMPANY, INC (settlement)
- MOBILE DREDGING & PUMPING CO (settlement)
- MYERS, CHARLES JR. (complaint) (settlement)
- MYERS, GENEVIEVE (complaint) (settlement)
- NATIONAL-STANDARD COMPANY (settlement)
- NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- NORMAL REALTY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- PHILADELPHIA, CITY OF (settlement)
- ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC. (settlement)
- SEPTA (complaint) (settlement)
- SWEIGART'S BUS SERVICES, INC (settlement)
- TYSONS FOODS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- UNISYS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

A BATTERY RECYCLING OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE       LANCASTER BATTERY COMPANY, INC. FROM 1955-1986 AT WHAT IS    NOW KNOWN AS THE LANCASTER BATTERY SITE.  EPA CONDUCTED AN   EMERGENCY REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE MARCH-AUGUST 1987 TO    ADDRESS LEAD-CONTAMINATED SOIL.  EPA SPENT OVER $508,000.00  AT THE SITE WHICH BY MEANS OF THIS ACTION EPA IS SEEKING TO  RECOVER FROM 18 RESPONSIBLE PARTIES.

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