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REILLY INDUSTRIES, INC.

Judicial · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery · 30364

Penalty
$400K
Cost recovery
$3.00M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1997-0439
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THIS IS A SUPERFUND SITE IN DOVER, OHIO. REILLY IS THE ONLY PRP. REILLY OPERATED A COAL TAR REFINERY AT THE SITE FROM 1932 TO 1956. THE SITE IS NOW CONTAMINATED WITH COAL WASTES INCLUDING PAHS. U.S. EPA IS SEEKING A CONSENT DECREE TO HA VE REILLY PERFORM THE RD/RA AT THE SITE, REIMBURSE THE AGENC Y FOR PAST COSTS AND REIMBURSE THE AGENCY FOR FUTURE COSTS. REILLY OPERATED THE SITE FROM 1932 TO 1956. THE PREVIOUS OWNERS ARE NOT FINANCIALLY VIABLE. THE SITE WAS PLACED ON THE NPL IN 1989. IN 1990 EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT TO REILLY TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTION AT THE SITE. THE ROD WAS ISSUED IN MARCH 1997. THE ROD ESTIMATED THAT THE REMEDY WOULD COST $2.8 MILLION AND THE EPA HAD SPENT APPROXIMATELY $840,000 IN PAST UNREIMBURSED COSTS.

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