# BEDFORD, TOWN OF (DUTCH GIRL CLEANERS)
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3148`
- **Case Number:** 02-1988-0611
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $1.17M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BEDFORD, TOWN OF (complaint) (settlement)
- DUTCH GIRL CLEANERS INC
- GILMAN REALTY (complaint) (settlement)
- GIUSEPPE (JOSEPH) TOMASSI (settlement)
- HONEBON CLEANER INC (complaint) (settlement)
- KATONAH SHOPPING CENTER ASSOCIATES (settlement)
- NICOLA FIUMARA (settlement)
- VILLAGE CLEANERS AND TAILORS INC (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS AN ACTION TO RECOVER PAST COSTS INCURRED BY EPA IN UNDERTAKING AND/OR FUNDING RESPONSE ACTIONS AT THE KATONAH   MUNICIPAL WELLFIELD SITE ( SITE ), LOCATED IN THE HAMLET OF  KATONAH, THE TOWN OF BEDFORD, NEW YORK, AND ASSOCIATED AD-   MINISTRATIVE, OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT COSTS.  THE RESPONSE ACTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY EPA AT THE SITE INCLUDE    SOIL SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS, A HYDROGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION  AND A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILTY STUDY ( RI/FS ). THE SITE IS ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST.  REIMBURSEMENT  IS SOUGHT FROM FIVE POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES ( PRPS ) EACH OF WHICH IS A PAST OR PRESENT OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A    FACILITY AT THE SITE, FOR PURPOSES OF 42 U.S.C. 9607.          EPA SEEKS A) RECOVERY OF ALL PAST COSTS INCURRED BY EPA IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, AS WELL AS INTEREST, AND ALL COLL- ECTION COSTS; AND B) A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AS TO THE DEFEN- DANTS LIABILITY FOR FUTURE EXPENSES INCURRED BY EPA AT THE   SITE.                                                        *                                                            PARTIAL CONSENT DECREE ENTERED 01/30/92. BY M.S              ************************************************************ SUPERFUND TRUST REPORT SHOW A COLECTION OF $300,000.00 ON    04/19/93.                                                    SUPERFUND TRUST REPORT SHOW A COLLECTION OF $646,000.00 ON   05/13/93 AND $75,000.00 ON 05/14/93.                         SUPERFUND TRUST FUND SHOW A COLLECTION

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