# PETERSON/PURITAN INC (SUPERFUND SITE)
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2001 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1575`
- **Case Number:** 01-2001-0126
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $610K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PETERSON/PURITAN INC (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CCL CUSTOM MANUFACTURING INC (FORMERLY PETERSON/PURITAN)   AND BESTFOODS HAVE AGREED TO REIMBURSED EPA AND DOJ FOR PAST RESPONSE COSTS AT THE SECOND OPERABLE UNIT ( OU 2 ) OF THE   PETERSON/PURITAN, INC. SUPERFUND SITE IN CUMBERLAND AND      LINCOLN, RI. UNDER THE PROPOSED 122(H) AGREEMENT, THE        SETTLING PARTIES WOULD REIMBURSE EPA FOR PAST COSTS ASSOCI-  ATED WITH THE SITE. EPA AND DOJ'S PAST RESPONSE COSTS        (WHICH INCLUDES INTEREST UP TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2000) FOR THE   SITE TOTALED $805,849.98. THE SETTLING PARTIES HAVE AGREED   TO SETTLE THE CASE FOR $609,754.87, WHICH TOGETHER WITH THE  SETTLEMENT BY THE SAME PRP'S TO PERFORM A REMEDIAL INVESTI-  GATION AND FEASIBILILTY STUDY (RI/FS) UNDER AN ADMINISTRA-   TIVE ORDER BY CONSENT, REPRESENTS A 96% RECOVERY OF EPA'S    TOTAL COSTS FOR THE SITE, INCLUDING PROJECTED RI/FS AND      OVERSITE COSTS.PLUS AN ADDITIONA SUM FOR INTEREST.

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