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GLIDDEN COMPANY

Judicial · FY1997 · — · — · 17790

Penalty
$90K
Cost recovery
$0
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
03-1997-0293
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
DOJ Docket
90-11-2-1347/1
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (50)

Summary

THIS IS A PRN FOR RECOVERY OF EPA'S PAST AND FUTURE COSTS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMEDIAL DESIGN/REMEDIAL ACTION AT THE BERKS LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE. THE SITE CONSIST OF TWO (2) SECTIONS OF A CLOSED MUNICIPAL LANDFILL IN BERKS COUTY, PA. THE SITE OPERATED AS A LANDFILL FROM THE 1950 UNTIL THE MID 80S. THE LAND FILING CEASED AND THE SITE CLOSED IN 1986. THERE ARE SEVERAL PRPS WHO HAVE BEEN & CONTINUE TO PERFORM CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES AT THE SITE. A ROD WAS ISSUED IN 1997 WITH AN RA REQUIRING: INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS, LONG-TERM MONITORING A LEACHATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, O&M & CAP REPAIR & MOUNT. THIS IS A DEMINIMIS SETTLEMENT WITH SIX SETTLING DEFENDANTS WHO COLLECTIVELY HAVE AGREED TO PAY $182,297.77 THE LETTER REFERRAL ACCOMPANYING THIS SETTLEMENT REQUESTS FILING OF A JUDICIAL CIVIL ACTION SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE LODGING OF THE CONSENT DECREE. THE REFERRAL ALSO REQUESTS CONVERSION TO A REFERRAL OF SEVERAL SETTLORS PREVIOUSLY REFERRED IN A PRN AND REQUEST REFERRAL OF THE REMAINING SETTLORS. REFERRAL FOR SECOND DEMINIMIS SETTLEMENT. THIS REFERRAL ADDS TWO (2) SETTLORS IN ADDITION TO THE SIX SETTLORS REFERRED ON MARCH 31, 2000.

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