# PRODUCTION PLATING - VALENTINE INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. (CERCLA)
> **Judicial** · FY2002 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `33455`
- **Case Number:** 05-2002-0106
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- VALENTINE INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ON OCTOBER 12, 1999, A FIRE DESTOYED AN ELECTROPLATING AND   METAL FINISHING FACILITY LOCATED AT 23120 GRATIOT AVENUE IN  EASTPOINTE, MICHIGAN.  THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY OWNED AND   WAS OWNED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE BY VALENTINE INVESTEMENTS, L.L.C. (VALENTINE).  VALENTINE LEASED THE PROPERTY TO PRO-   DUCTION PLATING, INC. (PLATING) AND PLATING CONDUCTED THE    METAL FINISHING OPERATIONS AT THE FACILITY.                    AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES USED IN THE  PLATING PROCESS WERE RELEASED.  ON THE DAY OF THE FIRE, PLAT ING RETAINED M.L. CHARTIER, INC. (CHARTIER), AN ENVIRON-     MENTAL CONTRACTOR, TO CONDUCT CLEANUP OPERATIONS AT THE      FACILITY.  HOWEVER, BEFORE THE CLEANUP WAS COMPLETED, CHAR-  TIER ABANDONED ITS CLEANUP OPERATIONS BECAUSE IT RECEIVED NO PAYMENT FOR ITS SERVICES.                                      AFTER CHARTIER DISCONTINUED ITS CLEANUP OPERTIONS, EPA     ISSUED A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER UNDER SECTION 106   OF CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.  9606, TO VALENTINE AND PLATING REQUIR ING THEM TO COMPLETE THE CLEANUP ACTIVITIES.  VALENTINE AND  PLATING INFORMED THE REGION THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE  WORK REQUIRED BY THE ORDER DUE TO FINANCIL CONSTRAINTS.      SUBSEQUENTLY, EPA CONDUCTED A REMOVAL AT THE FACILITY NOW    KNOWN AS THE PRODUCTION PLATING FIRE SUPERFUND SITE (THE     SITE).                                                         EPA WAS NAMED AS A DEFENDANT IN AN INTERPLEADER CASE FILED BY TRANSPORATION INSURANCE COMPANY I

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