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FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC COMPANY

Judicial · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 493

$120K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$9.90M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
01-1996-0063
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

CDE AND FPE ARE LIABLEAS OPERATORS PURSUANT TO CERCLA 107(A)(2) FOR CONTAMINATION AT THE SITE BASED ON THEIR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES. FPE IS ALSO LIABLE FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF ITS SUBSIDIARY CDE. CDE AND FPE ARE ALSO LIABLE FOR PENALTIES ARISING OUT OF UAO ISSUED UNDER CERCLA 106(A) TO CDE AND FPE, AMONG OTHERS WHICH COMPELLED THE RESPONDENTS TO PERFORM REMEDIAL WORK AT THE SITE. NONE OFTHE RESPONDENTS COMPLIED AND THUS WERE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES. UNDER THE CONSENT DECREE, CDE AND FPE HAVE AGREED TO PERFORM THE REMAINING PORTION OF A CERCLA REMEDIAL ACTION AND LONG-TERM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE REMEDY THROUGH A $7,130,000 TRUST FUND. THEY ARE ALSO PAYING $60,000 EACH AS A CIVIL PENALTY FOR THEIR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE UAO.

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