# STAMPER, HERMAN, F. (CENTRAL CHEMICAL SITE)
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2013 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3400241109`
- **Case Number:** 03-2013-0145
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- STAMPER, HERMAN, F. (settlement)
## Summary

THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED IN LIGHT OF EPA'S ABILITY-TO-PAY GUIDANCE, WILL RESOLVE THE UNITED STATES' CLAIM AGAINST MR. STAMPER FOR PAST COST INCURRED AND FUTURE COST TO BE INCURRED AT THE CENTRAL CHEMICAL SUPERFUND SITE ( SITE ), LOCATED IN HAGERSTOWN, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND.   THE SITE WAS PLACED ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST IN 1997.   A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASBILITY STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY A GROUP OF RESPONSBILE PARTIES PURSUANT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT ( RI/FS CONSENT ORDER ) BETWEEN 1997 AND 2009 AND A RECORD OF DECISION ( ROD ) FOR OPERABLE UNIT 1 ( OU-1 ) WAS ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009.   SEVERAL POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES ( PRPs ) HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL STUDIES REQUIRED BY THE ROD UNDER HTE RI/FS CONSENT ORDER AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR HTE REMEDIAL DESIGN OF OU-1.   IT IS ESTIMATED THAT FUTURE REMEDIAL WORK AT THE SITE WILL COST OVER $14 MILLION.   EPA EXPECTS TO RECOVER THE FULL AMOUNT OF ITS COSTS FROM THE REMAINING PRPs AT THE SITE.

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