# HISTAND, ROBERT
> **Judicial** · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `16501`
- **Case Number:** 03-1993-0506
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $5K
- **Cost recovery:** $200K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- HISTAND,ROBERT (complaint) (settlement)
- HISTAND,SARAH (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

HISTAND PURCHASED PROPERTY IN 1981 FROM TRUSTEE           IN BANKRUPTCY FOR PREVIOUS OWNER WHO HAD FAILED TO           CLEAN UP SITE.  HISTAND TOOK NO ACTION ALTHOUGH LOCAL        AUTHORITIES ORDERED HIM TO CLEAN UP SITE.                    HISTAND ALSO FAILED TO COMPLY WITH EPA 106 REMOVAL           ORDER.  EPA SPENT $400,000TO CLEAN SITE AND NOW              SEEKS COST RECOVERY.  EPA ALSO SEEKS PENALTIES AND           TREBLE DAMAGES FOR THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER.

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