# SONFORD PRODUCTS SUPERFUND SITE
> **Judicial** · FY2014 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3400290260`
- **Case Number:** 04-2014-9011
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- BURFORD, WILLIAM (ESTATE OF) (complaint) (settlement)
- SONFORD INTERNATIONAL CO., INC. (settlement)
- SONFORD PRODUCTS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

9/19/14 - THIS REFERRAL REQUESTS DOJ FILE A CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO CERCLA 107 TO OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT FOR RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED BY EPA AT THE SONFORD PRODUCTS SUPERFUND SITE LOCATED IN FLOWOOD, RANKIN COUNTY, MS, AND FOR NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGES. THE U.S. IS REQUESTING THAT DOJ FILE THE COMPLAINT AGAINST MR. WILLIAM BURFORD, PAST OWNER AND PRESIDENT OF SONFORD PRODUCTS CORPORATION (SONFORD PRODUCTS), A CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT, TO RECOVER INSURANCE PROCEEDS FROM 3 INSURANCE POLICIES ISSUED BY THE HARTFORD AND NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO SONFORD PRODUCTS DURING MR. BURFORD'S TENURE AS PRESIDENT AND OWNER OF THE COMPANY. MR. BURFORD IS IN HIS 90s AND IN POOR HEALTH AND HAS NO ASSETS OTHER THAN THE POSSIBLE INSURANCE PROCEEDS. THERE ARE NO NATIONAL PRECEDENTS OR SIGNIFICANT ISSUES IN THIS MATTER. TOTAL SITE COSTS AS OF MAY 8, 2014, WERE $12,979,551.62.

12/2/14 - THE REGION IS AMENDING THE SEPT 2014 TO REQUEST DOJ TO ADD 2 ADD'L PROPOSED DEFENDANTS, SONFORD PRODUCTS AND SONFORD INTERNATIONAL CO., INC. (SONFORD INTERNATIONAL) PURSUANT TO SEC 107 OF CERCLA) FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE EPA'S RESPONSE COSTS AND FOR NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGES AT THE SITE.

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