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DAVIE LANDFILL

Judicial · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery · 21678

Penalty
$66K
Cost recovery
$100K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
04-1996-0214
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THIS IS A CERCLA COST RECOVERY ACTION AGAINST BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE DAVIE LANDFILL, DAVIE, FLORIDA. AFTER HIGH LEVELS OF CYANIDES AND SULFIDES CAUSED THIS SITE TO BE AMONG THE EARLIEST IN REGION 4 LISTED ON THE NPL, THE COUNTY IMPLEMENTED A 1985 ROD REMEDY AT A SLUDGE LAGOON (OU 1), ASSISTED BY A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FROM EPA FOR SOME $1,052,000. BECAUSE ONGOING MONITORING FOUND BENZENE AND VINYL CHLORIDE IN GROUNDWATER, THE COUNTY IS NOW IMPLEMENTING A ROD ADDRESSING GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION (OU 2).

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