# DAVIE LANDFILL
> **Judicial** · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `21678`
- **Case Number:** 04-1996-0214
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $66K
- **Compliance action $:** $100K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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