JULY 12, 2023 - CERCLA SECTION 122(h)(1) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This Settlement is made and entered into by Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District ('Respondent') and EPA.
A fire occurred at the Site. Responding to the fire were local firefighters and other first responders, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (?DHEC?) emergency personnel. DHEC requested EPA assistance. Given the presence of asbestos in the landfill, which is a listed hazardous substance, EPA determined that Site conditions met criteria specified at 40 C.F.R. ?300.415 of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan for initiation of a removal action.
Improper disposal of asbestos containing materials (?ACM?) at the Site left significant quantities of ACM with high asbestos concentrations exposed to the elements, which were being transported by wind and weather. Improper Site operations left significant quantities of ACM with high asbestos concentrations scattered across the entire landfill surface. Without action, deteriorating conditions would have caused additional asbestos transport.
In performing the response action, EPA has incurred response costs at or in connection with the Site.
Crisis Hill, Inc., the property owner, and Bennett's Landfill, Inc., the landfill operator, both entirely owned by Ronald Olsen, declined to participate in the removal action.
EPA alleges that Respondent is a responsible party and is liable for EPA's