# BERWIND LAND CORPORATION_(SHAFFER EQUIPMENT SITE)
> **Judicial** · FY1991 · — · Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `15171`
- **Case Number:** 03-1991-0049
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $75K
- **Cost recovery:** $75K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BERWIND LAND CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (complaint) (settlement)
- SHAFFER EQUIPMENT COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- SHAFFER, ANNA (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

REFERRAL UNDER 107 OF CERCLA FOR 4.2 MILLION DOLLARS COST RECOVERY ACTION.  SITE IS LOCATED IN MINDEN, WEST VIRGINIA AND WAS DISCOVERED IN SEPTEMBER 1984 BY THE WEST 
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ( WVDNR ).  THE SITE INCLUDED LAND OWNED BY BERWIND AND BERWIND LAND CORPORATION.  THE CONTAMINATION CLEANED UP WAS POLYCHLORI-   NATED BIPHENYIS (PCB).  THE REMOVAL ENDED ON DEC. 20, 1987.  THE RUN DATE FOR THE ACTION IS DECEMBER 20, 1990.

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