# PBM ENTERPRISES
> **Judicial** · FY1989 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `27079`
- **Case Number:** 05-1989-0016
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $190K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BANERJEE, KRISHNADAS
- KRHOMER, JACK
- MARTIN, EDWARD
- MATAKAS, PHILLIPA
- MATAKAS, WILLIAM
- PBM ENTERPRISES (complaint) (settlement)
- PINT, RICHARD
## Summary

1 - STATUTES AND REGULATIONS:  42 USC SECT 9607.             3 - CERCLA VIOLATIONS:  A) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A SECT   106 ORDER;  B) FAILURE TO REIMBURSE THE U.S. FOR RESPONSE    COST INCURRED AT THE PBM ENTERPRISES FACILITY.                 4 - PROPOSED RELIEF:  A) DIST COURT ORDER ASSESSING PENAL- TIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH A 106 ORDER;  B) REIMBURSEMENT  OF OVER $8 HUNDRED THOUSAND IN RESPONSE COST TO THE U.S.       5 - ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY AND RECENT CONTACTS:  ON APRIL  11, 1985, USEPA COMMENCED A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE PBM ENTER- PRISES FACILITY.  USEPA ISSUED A DEMAND LETTER TO THE DEFEN- DANTS ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 28, 1985.                           6 - SIGNIFICANT ISSUES:  STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS MAY APPLY, IF THE COMPLAINT IS NOT FILED BY OCTOBER 8, 1988.              7 _ DATE OF ACTION WHICH LED TO REFERRAL:  DEFENDANTS RE-  FUSED TO COMPLY WITH THE SECT 106 ORDER - APRIL 11, 1985.    DEFENDANTS REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH THE DEMAND LETTER ISSUED   ON OR ABOUR DECEMBER 28, 1985.                                 8 - SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF THIS CASE:  STRONG EQUITABLE AR GUMENTS CAN BE BROUGHT TO BEAR BY MR. MATAKAS, MR. MATAKAS   IS A CONSTITUENT OF CONGRESSMAN DINGLE.                        THE DATA SHEET AND LITIGATION REPORTS, REFER A RECOMMENDA- TION FOR FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION UNDER SECT 107 OF CERCLA   AS AMENDED BY THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION   ACT OF 1986, AGAINST WILLIAM & PHILLIPA MATAKAS AS OWNER OF  THE PBM FACILITY, AND PBM ENTERPRISES 

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