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COMBE FILL SOUTH LANDFILL SITE

Judicial · FY1985 · — · Litigated With Specified Cost Recovery · 1944

Penalty
$25K
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-1985-0042
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Litigated With Specified Cost Recovery
DOJ Docket
90-11-3-118
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

THIS PROPOSES FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION AND APPROPRIATE CLAIMS IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS FOR RECOVERY OF COSTS IN- CURRED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN CONNECTION W/ A SUPERFUND SITE. THESE COSTS HAVE BEEN INCURRED & ARE PRESENTLY BEING INCURRED FOR INVESTIGATION & REMEDIATION OF HAZARDOUS SUB- STANCES AT THE COMBE FILL SOUTH LANDFILL SITE LOCATED IN CHESTER & WASHINGTON TOWNSHIPS, N.J. THE PROPOSED ACTIONS WOULD SEEK RECOVERY OF EPA COSTS PURSUANT TO CERCLA SECTION 107(A), 42 USC 9607. THE REFERRAL PROPOSES THAT AN APPLICATION BE FILED IN THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE S.D.N.Y. (WHICH IS WHERE THE DEFENDANT FILED FOR CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY) REQUESTING THAT THE COURT RECOGNIZE THAT W/ RESPECT TO THE COMBE FILL SOUTH LANDFILL THE U.S. IS ENTITLED TO ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES W/ FIRST PRIORITY STATUS PURSUANT TO 11 USC 503(B)(1)(A) & 507(A)(1) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE, & ORDER THAT THE TRUSTEE REIMBURSE THE U.S. FOR THESE EXPENSES. BECAUSE THE FUNDS REMAINING IN THE BANKRUPT'S ESTATE ARE LIMITED, THERE IS A NEED TO EXPEDITE REVIEW OF THIS REFERRAL & THE FILING OF THE PROPOSED APPLICATION. NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER: $50,000 SPLIT WITH NO. COMBE FILL CORPORATION 12/01/86 SIGNED BY JUDGE.

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