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AMRO REALTY ET AL

Judicial · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery · 2525

Penalty
$869K
Cost recovery
$50
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-1987-0286
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
DOJ Docket
90-11-3-242
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (3)

Summary

THIS IS AN ACTION TO RECOVER THE COSTS INCURRED BY EPA IN TAKING AND/OR FUNDING RESPONSE ACTIONS AT THE NOW DEFUNCT AMERICAN THERMOSTAT CORP. ('AT') FACILITY LOCATED IN SOUTH CAIRO, NEW YORK (THE 'SITE'), AND ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATIVE, OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT COSTS. THE RESPONSE ACTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY EPA AT THE SITE INCLUDE REMOVAL ACTIONS, PREPARATION OF A REMEDIAL ACTION MASTER PLAN AND A COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN. THE SITE IS ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST. REIMBURSEMENT IS SOUGHT FROM THREE POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES ('PRPS'), EACH OF WHICH IS A PAST OR PRESENT OWNER OR OPERATOR AT THE SITE, FOR PURPOSES OF 42 U.S.C. 9607. AMRO REALTY CORP. ('AMRO') IS THE OWNER OF THE FACILITY AND PROPERTY WHERE AT OPERATED. HARRY MOSKOWITZ WAS THE PRESI- DENT OF AT AND IS THE PRESIDENT OF AMRO. DAVID MOSKOWITZ WAS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF AT. EPA SEEKS A) RECOVERY OF ALL COSTS INCURRED BY EPA IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, AS WELL AS INTEREST AND ALL COLLECTION COSTS; AND B) A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AS TO THE DEFENDANTS' LIABILITY FOR FUTURE EXPENSES INCURRED BY EPA AT THE SITE. * CD ENTERED ON 1/30/97 COST RECOVERY $869,037.94 TO THE U.S. AND $96,559.77 TO THE STATE OF NY. *

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