# CALDWELL FOUNDRY & MACHINE
> **Judicial** · FY2013 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3400158107`
- **Case Number:** 04-2013-9011
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF THE CITY OF LEEDS (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

8/8/13 - REGION 4 SOUGHT ACCESS TO THE SITE IN ORDER TO CONDUCT A REMOVAL SITE EVALUATION AND POTENTIAL REMOVAL ACTION DUE TO PRESENCE OF ABANDONED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BELIEVED TO BE LEAKING PCBs, A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE. THE SITE WAS REFERRED TO REGION 4 BY THE ALABAMA DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. THE SITE IS OWNED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF THE CITY OF LEEDS (IDB), WHICH HAS BEEN INACTIVE SINCE 1993 AND HAS NO MEMBERS, AGENT OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE.

THE IDB IS THE ONLY PRP THAT EPA HAS IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME. THE IDB HAS BEEN INACTIVE SINCE 1993 AND HAS NO MEMBERS, AGENT OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE.

REGION 4 REFERRED THE MATTER TO DOJ TO REQUEST THE FILING OR AN EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF A CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT FOR ENTRY AND ACCESS TO THE SITE FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE ND OF ALABAMA UNDER SERCLE SECTION 104(e)(3).

REGION 4 REFERRED THIS MATTER BECAUSE NO PERSON WITH AUTHORITY TO GRANT ACCESS TO THE SITE WAS AVAILABLE. THE CITY GOVERNMENT DETERMINED THAT IT DID NOT HAVE INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY TO GRANT ACCESS TO THE SITE OR TO ACT ON THE IDB's BEHALF, BUT THE CITY PROVIDED A LETTER TO EPA CONCURRING WITH AN EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR A WARRANT AUTHORIZING ACCESS TO THE SITE. REGION 4 CONDUCTED A PREVIOUS REMOVAL ACTION IN 1993.

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