# 815 REALTY, INC., ET AL.
> **Judicial** · FY1998 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31202`
- **Case Number:** 05-1998-0622
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $2.75M
- **Compliance action $:** $0
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- 815 REALTY, INC., ET AL (complaint) (settlement)
- ALBERT A. AUGUSTUS (complaint) (settlement)
- AUGUSTUS AND HOOK ASSOCIATES (complaint) (settlement)
- CUYAHOGA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- EDWARD P. CAWLEY (complaint) (settlement)
- HOOK ASSOCIATES (complaint) (settlement)
- JOHN HOOK (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS A COST RECOVERY CASE TO RECOVER COSTS OF A U.S. EPA  FINANCED REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE.  THE SITE IS LOCATED    ACROSS THE STREET FROM A FORMER CERAMICS COMPANY KNOWN AS    THE INGRAM-RICHARDSON ( ING-RICH ) COMPANY, WHICH OPERATED   BETWEEN 1915 AND 1980.  THE ING-RICH COMPANY BOUGHT THE      AUGUSTUS HOOK PROPERTY IN 1963 AND IT (AND ITS SUCCESSORS    WITH IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR NAMES) USED THE PROPERTY TO DIS-   POSE OF ING-RICH'S WASTES, INCLUDING ITS HAZARDOUS WASTES,   UNTIL 1981.  THE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED BY CHESTER ASSOCIATES AN OHIO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, IN 1981.  CHESTER ASSOCIATES    CHANGED ITS NAME TO AUGUSTUS & HOOK ASSOCIATES ( AHA ) ON    DECEMBER 16, 1982.  IN 1986, OWNERSHIP OF THE SITE WAS       TRANSFERRED.  IN 1986, OWNERSHIP OF THE SITE WAS TRANSFERRED TO 815 REALTY, INC. ( 815 REALTY ), A CLOSELY HELD INDIANA   CORPORATION.  THE PROPERTY IS UNIMPROVED AND HAS NOT BEEN    USED BY ANY OF THE OWNERS FOR ANY PURPOSES EXCEPT DISPOSAL   OF WASTE.                                                      U.S. EPA CONDUCTED A TIME CRITICAL REMOVAL ACTION AT THE   SITE PURSUANT TO APRIL 3, 1995 AND AUGUST 22, 1996 ACTION    MEMORANDA.  ATTACHMENT 3 AND 4.  U.S. EPA SECURED THE SITE   AND STABILIZED 45,000 TONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE.  THE AGENCY   THEN REMOVED STABILIZED WASTE CONTAINING LEAD LEVELS IN      EXCESS OF 500 PPM AND DISPOSED OF IT OFF-SITE.  THE REMOVAL  WAS COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1997.  ATTACHMENT 5.  U.S.    EPA INCURRED COSTS TOTALING $2,613,8

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