# DIAMOND STATE SALVAGE COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `17791`
- **Case Number:** 03-1997-0294
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- DELMARVA POWER AND LIGHT (SB) (complaint) (settlement)
- DIAMOND STATE SALVAGE COMPANY (SB) (complaint) (settlement)
- KLEGER, BARBARA SHERR (SB) (complaint) (settlement)
- SHERR, HERBERT ESTATE OF (SB) (complaint) (settlement)
- SHERR, NANCY A. EXECUTRIX OF ESTATE OF HERBERT(SB) (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

REFERRAL FOR ENFORCEMENT OF A 106 REMOVAL ORDER FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE SITE IN ADDITION TO PENALTIES.    

EPA CONDUCTED A REMOVAL RESPONSE ACTION IN 2001 AND INCURRED IN EXCESS OF $16 MILLION.   THE FUND-LEAD REMOVAL INCLUDED ON-SITE BUILDING DEMOLITION, EXCAVATION OF SOIL CONTAMINATED WITH LEAD, PCBs AND OTHER METALS.   DIAMOND STATE SALVAGE WAS A FORMER METALS RECYCLER AND OPERATED FROM 1949 UNTIL 1992.

THE CIVIL ACTION SEEKS TO RECOVER US'S COSTS FROM 4 IDENTIFIED PRPs - DIAMOND STATE SALVAGE, THE ESTATE OF HERBERT SHERR, BARBARA SHERR KLEGER AND DELMARVA POWER AND LIGHT.  DEFENDANTS ARE NOT A SMALL BUSINESS.


SUPPLEMENTAL REFERRAL DATED MAY 7, 2004 WHICH SUPPLEMENTS A MAY 22, 1997 TO RECOVER PAST COST UNDER SECTION 107 OF CERCLA BECAUSE THE COST INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY TO $18,000,000 AND TO GET INJUNCTIVE RELIEF UNDER SECTION 113 OF CERCLA.

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