# NIAGARA TRANSFORMERS CORP (WIDE BEACH)
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3175`
- **Case Number:** 02-1988-0642
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $1.44M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BELL AEROSPACE TEXTRON (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP (complaint) (settlement)
- NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP (complaint) (settlement)
- NIAGARA TRANSFORMER (complaint) (settlement)
- NYS ELECTRIC AND GAS CORP (complaint) (settlement)
- UNION CARBIDE (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS AN ACTION TO RECOVER PAST COSTS INCURRED BY EPA IN UNDERTAKING AND/OR FUNDING RESPONSE ACTIONS AT THE WIDE      BEACH SITE (HEREINAFTER  WIDE BEACH  OR  SITE ), LOCATED IN  BRANT, NEW YORK.  THE RESPONSE ACTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN       FUNDED BY EPA AT THE SITE INCLUDE A REMOVAL ACTION, A REME-  DIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILTY STUDY ( RI/FS ), AND REME- DIAL DESIGN ( RD ).  EPA INTENDS TO INITIATE REMEDIAL ACTION ( RA ) EARLY IN THIS YEAR '90.  THE SITE IS ON THE NATIONAL  PRIORITIES LIST.  REIMBURSEMENT IS SOUGHT FROM POTENTIALLY   RESPONSIBLE PARTIES ( PRPS ) THAT GENERATED, DISPOSED OF     AND/OR APPLIED WASTE OIL CONTAMINATED WITH POLY-CHLORINATED  BIPHENYLS (PCBS) UPON AND ALONG ROADWAYS WITHIN THE WIDE     BEACH DEVELOPMENT SITE.                                        EPA SEEKS A) RECOVERY OF ALL COSTS WHICH HAVE BEEN IN-     CURRED BY IT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, AS WELL AS PRE-    JUDGMENT INTEREST AND B) A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AS TO THE    PROPOSED DEFENDANTS' LIABILITY FOR FUTURE EXPENSES TO BE     INCURRED BY IT AT THE SITE.                                    EPA SENT A DEMAND LETTER ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1988 TO THE PRPS  REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF $2,262,625.15 INCURRED BY IT     WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE.  THE PRPS HAVE NOT INDICATED WILL- INGNESS TO PAY ANY SUCH COSTS.                               ******                                                       RETURNED TO REGION FEBRUARY 28, 1989.                        **                                    

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