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PAD KULPMONT, LLC (J.H. & C.K. EAGLE MILL SITE)

Judicial · FY2018 · — · Final Order No Penalty · 3601338357

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Case

Case Number
03-2018-7001
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order No Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-11-3-119555
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

ON MARCH 14, 2018, THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ISSUED A WARRANT AUTHORIZING ENTRY, INSPECTION, AND SAMPLING AT THE J.H. & C.K. EAGLE MILL SITE LOCATED ON CHESTNUT STREET IN KULPMONT BOROUGH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. ACCESS IS NEEDED TO PERFORM A REMOVAL SITE EVALUATION UNDER CERCLA SECTION 104(a) AND NCP SECTION 300.410. A TEXTILE MILL OPERATED AT THE SITE FOR NEARLY A CENTURY. TEXTILE OPERATIONS CEASED IN OR AROUND 2001, AND IN 2012 THE SITE WAS ACQUIRED BY PAD KULPMONT, LLC. BUILDINGS AT THE SITE HAVE DETERIORATED SIGNIFICALLY AND HAVE BEEN VISITED BY TREPASSERS AND VANDALS. THE SITE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF CONCERN BY KULPMONT BOROUGH AND PADEP. PADEP INSPECTIONS REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF ASBESTOS AND DRUMS CONTAINING UNKNOWN SUBSTANCES WITHIN ONE OR MORE BUILDINGS. THE OWNER HAD NOT PROVIDED CONSENT FOR ENTRY TO PERFORM THE INSPECTION AND SAMPLYING.

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