# BENJAMIN FARBER ET AL.
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1942`
- **Case Number:** 02-1985-0040
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $2.67M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- A & S TRANSPORTATION CO. (settlement)
- AGWAY, INC. (settlement)
- BENJAMIN FARBER (complaint) (settlement)
- DISCH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- ESSEX CHEMICAL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- PUREX CORPORATION (settlement)
- SPECTRASERV INC. (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS A COST RECOVERY ACTION, PURSUANT TO SECTION 107 OF CERCLA, 42 USC 9607, FOR RECOVERY OF EXPENSES INCURRED FOR REMEDIAL ACTIONS AT A SITE, FORMERLY OWNED BY MR. FARBER (OF WHICH HE REMAINS PARTIAL OWNER). INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM NUMEROUS INSPECTIONS OF THE SITE, BOTH BY EPA PERSONNEL & NJDEP PERSONNEL, ESTABLISHED THERE HAS BEEN RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE SITE & THAT THE MANY DRUMS STORED AT THE SITE (APP. 13,000)CONTAINED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & PRESENTED A GREAT DANGER OF FIRE & EXPLOSION. EPA DETERMINED THAT AN INITIAL REMEDIAL MEASURE (IRM) WAS REQUIRED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE DRUMS. THE IRM HAS BEEN COMPLETED, PURSUANT TO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF N.J., & EPA, BY THE PROPOSED ACTION,  SEEKS COST RECOVERY FOR EXPENSES IT HAS THUS INCURRED.  AN AMENDMENT WAS FILED ON 9/30/88.  THE AMENDMENT IS TO INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL PARTIES AS DEFENDANTS.

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