ON JAN 15, 2009, THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT, MDFL, ORLANDO DIVISION, ENTERED THE CD FOR RD/RA FOR THE SANFORD GASIFICATION PLANT SITE IN SANFORD, SEMINOLE COUNTY, FL. THE DEFENDANTS CONSIST OF FLORIDA POWER CORP., ATLANTA GAS COMPANY, FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, FLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANY, AND THE CITY OF SANFORD (THE SANFORD PRP GROUP). THE SCOPE OF THE RENEDY FOR OU1 INVOLVES THE REMOVAL OF CONTAMINATED SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE SOIL. THE REMEDY FOR OU2 INVOLVES GROUNDWATER SAMPLING AND MONITORED NATURAL ATTENUATION OF GROUNWATER FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE SOILS IMPLEMENTED IN OU1. OU3 WILL ADDRESS SEDIMENTS AT THE SITE. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE REMEDY FOR OU1 IS $10,800,000.00, AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE REMEDY FOR OU2 IS $320,252.00. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE REMEDY FOR OU3 IS $1,400,000.00.
ON DEC 14, 2009, THE COURT GRANTED DOJ'S MOTION FOR A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT FOR AN ORDER IN AID OF ACCESS FOR CERTAIN PARCELS. THE ORDER GAVE THE U.S., EPA, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING THE SANFORD PRP GROUP AUTHORIZED IMMEDIATE ENTRY UPON AND ACCESS TO, THRU, OVER AND UNDER THE PARCELS DESCRIBED AS 25-19-30-5AG-0312-0010 AND 25-19-30-5AG-0412-0000 IN THE TOWN OF SANFORD, FL, PROPERTIES DEEMED TO BE WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE SITE. IN LATE DEC 2009, IN RELIANCE OF THE GRANT OF JUDICIAL ACCESS ISSUED BY THE COURT, THE SANFORD PRP GROUP WITH EPA OVERSIGHT BEGAN A SERIES OF ACTION AS PART OF THE RD/RA AT TH