# COMPUDYNE INC ET AL (ROBINTECH SITE)
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3151`
- **Case Number:** 02-1988-0615
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $400K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BUFFTON CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- COMPUDYNE, INC FKA GENERAL INDICATOR GR (complaint) (settlement)
- CONTEX ELECTRONICS, INC
- ELECTRO-MECH INC (complaint) (settlement)
- NATIONAL PIPE COMPANY, INC (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS AN ACTION TO RECOVER THE COSTS INCURRED BY EPA IN  TAKING RESPONSE ACTIONS AT THE ROBINTECH, INC./NATIONAL PIPE CO. SITE (THE  SITE ), AND ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATIVE, EN-    FORCEMENT AND INDIRECT COSTS.  THE RESPONSE ACTIONS THAT     HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY EPA AT THE SITE INCLUDE THE PREPARATION   OF A WORKPLAN FOR A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY   STUDY ( RI/FS ) OF THE SITE, AND PRELIMINARY FIELD INVESTI-  GATIONS AIMED AT FACILITATING THE PREPARATION OF THE RI/FS   WORKPLAN.  THE SITE IS ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST.  RE- IMBURSEMENT IS SOUGHT FROM FIVE POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE      PARTIES WHO ARE PAST AND/OR PRESENT OWNERS AND/OR OPERATORS  OF THE SITE, FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 107(A)(1) & 107(A)(2)  OF CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(A)(1), 9607(A)(2).                   RECOVERY IS SOUGHT OF ALL DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS IN-    CURRED BY EPA IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AS OF OCTOBER 7,   1987, AS WELL AS PREJUDGEMENT INTEREST AND THE GOVERNMENT'S  LITIGATION COSTS.  A REQUEST FOR A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT      AS TO FUTURE LIABILITY SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED.              A DEMAND LETTER WAS SENT TO THE DEFENDANTS ON AUGUST 29,   '88.  THE DEFENDANTS RESPONDED TO THIS LETTER BY INDICATING  THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REIMBURSE EPA FOR THE COSTS IT  HAD INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE AS OF OCTOBER 7, 1987. *                                                            FACILITY NAME:                                                              NATIONAL PIPE COMPANY (

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