Recommend that the Department of Justice file a civil action against 25 parties under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, to recover response costs associated with a second removal action performed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency between 2004 and 2007 at the Port Refinery Superfund Site in the Village of Rye Brook, Westchester County, New York, 10573.
The first partial consent decree, entered on February 15, 2012, requires 4 Defendants to pay cost recovery.
The second partial consent decree, entered on August 13, 2012, requires 5 Defendants to pay cost recovery.
The third partial consent decree, entered on August 13, 2012, requires 1 Defendant to pay cost recovery.
The fourth consent decree, entered on June 12, 2013, requires 1 Defendant to pay cost recovery.
The fifth consent decree was entered on consent and without any public comments. EPA recovered $151,503 in this settlement. EPA and DOJ shall continue to negotiate with the remainder of the PRPs for the Site.
The sixth consent decree was entered on May 10, 2019 and EPA recovered $179,647 from three Defendants.
The seventh consent decree was entered on October 22, 2020 and resolves the liability of two Defendants for EPA's past response costs related to the second removal action at the site. In return for the release of their liability, the Defendants will pay a total of $142,653 of EPA's pa