# NICK LIPARI
> **Judicial** · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `5124`
- **Case Number:** 02-1994-0220
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $1.20M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- NICK LIPARI (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NICK LIPARI OWNED & OPERATED THE LIPARI LANDFILL AT THE TIME OF DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND CONTINUES TO OWN THE SITE.  HE ACCEPTEDHAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE FACILITY BETWE EN 1957 AND 1971. ALTHOUGH MR. LIPARI HAS LIMITED RESOURCES, HE APPROACHED EPA WITH PROCEEDS OF HIS INSURANCE POLICIES    IN RETURN FOR SETTLEMENT OF HIS LIABILITY.                   BECAUSE OF A SETTLEMENT IN THE EARLIER RCRA CASE AGAINST     MR. LIPARI RELATING TO THIS SITE, NO CURRENT ACTION IS       PENDING AGAINST HIM.  THE PREVIOUS ACTION SPECIFICALLY       RESERVED THE GOVERNMENTS RIGHT TO PROCEED AGAINST MR. LIPARI UNDER CERCLA.                                                PURSUANT TO THIS PROPOSED DECREE, THE UNITED STATES WOULD    RECEIVE $1.2 MILLION AND THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY WOULD       RECEIVE $150,000.

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