# MOREAU, TOWN OF
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Voluntarily Dismissed After Filing
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3153`
- **Case Number:** 02-1988-0617
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Voluntarily Dismissed After Filing
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (complaint)
- MOREAU, TOWN OF (complaint)
## Summary

THIS REFERRAL RECOMMENDS THE FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION      UNDER SECTION 104(E) OF CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9604(E), AGAINST   THE TOWN OF MOREAU TO OBTAIN A COURT ORDER GRANTING THE      UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ( EPA ) AND    ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, ACCESS, WITHOUT INTERFERENCE, TO CONDUCT RESPONSE ACTIVITY ON THREE TOWN ROADWAYS (MYRON   ROAD, CHERYL DRIVE AND TERRY DRIVE).  THESE ROADWAYS ARE     PART OF THE AREA AFFECTED BY A RELEASE, OR THREAT OF RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES EMANATING FROM THE G.E./MOREAU SU-   PERFUND SITE (THE  AFFECTED AREA ).  SAID ACCESS IS NECES-   SARY IN ORDER FOR EPA'S DULY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, THE  GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ( G.E. ), TO COMPLY WITH SECTION V  OF EPA'S REMEDIAL ORDER (WHICH ORDER WAS ISSUED ON NOVEMBER  21, 1983, INDEX# II-CERCLA-30201, PURSUANT TO SECTION 106(A) OF CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606(A)) AND IMPLEMENT EPA'S JULY 13,   1987 RECORD OF DECISION ( ROD ). THE ROD REQUIRES, INTER     ALIA, G.E.'S CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM     CONNECTING THE AFFECTED AREA TO THE VILLAGE OF SOUTH GLENS   FALLS PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY.  THE G.E./MOREAU SUPERFUND SITE   IS ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITY LIST.                              EPA SEEKS A COURT ORDER RESTRAINING THE TOWN FROM DENYING  EPA AND ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES ACCESS TO TOWN PROP-  ERTY AND FROM INTERFERING WITH RESPONSE ACTIVITY ON TOWN     PROPERTY.                                                      ON MAY 29, 1987, THE TOWN BOARD PASS

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