# WESTERN PUBLISHING CO., INC. (GOLDEN BOOKS)
> **Judicial** · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `4824`
- **Case Number:** 02-1993-0196
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $715K
- **Cost recovery:** $1.65M
- **Compliance action $:** $8.40M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ALFA LAVAL INC (settlement)
- DUPONT PHOTOMASKS AKA DUPONT SEMICONDUCT (settlement)
- E.I. DUPONT DENEMOURS & CO/ (settlement)
- EM PLASTIC PLAYING CARDS INC
- F.I.C.A. A/K/A DUTCHESS SANITATION SERV. (complaint) (settlement)
- FIORILLO, JOSEPH SR (complaint) (settlement)
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY (settlement)
- FRYE TECH INC (settlement)
- GOLDEN BOOKS (NKA WAS WESTERN PUB. CO.) (settlement)
- GREAT EASTERN COLOR LITHOGRAPHIC CORP (settlement)
- H.O. PENN MACHINERY CO INC (settlement)
- H.V.E.S. (settlement)
- HUDSON VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,INC (complaint)
- I.S.A. IN NEW JERSEY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- IBM CORPORATION (settlement)
- KEM PLASTIC PLAYING CARDS INC (settlement)
- M&G SANITATION CORP (settlement)
- PANICHI HOLDING CORP DBA ROYAL CARTING S (settlement)
- PANICHI, EMIL FDBS ROYAL CARTING SERVICE (settlement)
- PAWLING CORPORATION (settlement)
- POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL DIV GANNETT SATELIT (settlement)
- POUGHKEEPSIE, CITY OF (settlement)
- RAO'S SUBURBAN SANITATION INC (settlement)
- RAO, WILLIAM FDBA RAO'S SUBURBAN SANITAT (settlement)
- ROYAL CARTING OF DUTCHESS COUNTY INC (settlement)
- SCHATZ BEARING CORP FKA SCHATZ MFG DIVOF (settlement)
- TESA TAPE INC (settlement)
- WESTERN PUBLISHING CO., INC. (FKA) (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE US EPA SEEKS TO RECOVER FROM (5) PRPS RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED IN PERFORMING, INTERALIA, A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE HERTEL LANDFILL SITE.  THE GOVERNMENT SEEKS PENALTIES AGAINST THESE PARTIES FOR NONCOMPLAINCE WITH A UAO THAT DIRECTED THEM TO PERFORM THE RD/RA FOR THE SITE.

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