# CHUA, MING MING
> **Judicial** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `18875`
- **Case Number:** 03-2000-0136
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $10K
- **Cost recovery:** $97K
- **Compliance action $:** $100K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CHUA, MING MING (complaint) (settlement)
- KEH, SOPHIA (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF  JUSTICE THAT THE UNITED STATES SUE TWO PRPS PURSUANT TO      SECTION 104(E), 106(B), 107(A), 107(C)(3) AND 113 OF CERCLA. THE UNITED STATES SEEKS TO RECOVER RESPONSE COSTS AMOUNTING  TO $154,699, WHICH WERE INCURRED BY EPA IN A REMOVAL         ACTION COMPLETED IN 1997.  HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES FOUND AT     THE SITE INCLUDE LEAD, ARSENIC, BARIUM, COPPER, CHROMIUM,    ETHYL BENZENE, MERCURY, NICKEL, MEK, NAPTHALENE, TOLUENE,    XYLENE AND ZINC.  THE UNITED STATES ALSO SEEKS TO RECOVER    PENALTIES FROM THE TWO DEFENDANTS FOR THEIR FAILURE TO       RESPOND TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST, AS WELL AS DAMAGES FOR    THEIR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE     ORDER ISSUED BY EPA.  FINALLY, THE UNITED STATES SEEKS       DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ON FUTURE LIABILITY.  THE BELFIELD      PAINT IS LOCATED IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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