# GREENCASTLE, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52061`
- **Case Number:** 09-1985-0002
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $254K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BASF CORPORATION, COATINGS & INKS DIVISI (complaint) (settlement)
- FRANK J. STANKEVITCH, SR. (complaint) (settlement)
- GREENCASTLE INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

AT THE REQUEST OF THE STATE OF CAL. & THE L.A. COUNTY   HEALTH DEP'TS., EPA INVESTIGATED A DRUM STORAGE SITE AT      14010 GRACEBEE AVE, NORWALK, CA. THEY FOUND APPROX. 500 55-  GAL. DRUMS AND APPROX. 200 5-GAL. PAILS IN A RECREATIONAL    VEHICLE PARKING AREA. THE CONTAINERS WERE HOLDING AN ABUN-   DANCE OF LOW-FLASHPOINT ORGANIC MATERIALS, POTENTIALLY       FLAMMABLE & EXPLOSIVE.                                            THE OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY, F.J. STANKEVITCH, SR. &   THE OWNER AND LESSOR OF THE PROPERTY, GREENCASTLE, INC. WERE BOTH ISSUED CERCLA 106 ORDERS ON 6-4-84. NEITHER PARTY RE-   SPONDED AND EPA DID THE CLEANUP BETWEEN 6-13-84 & 7-12-84.        EPA REG. 9 IS PURSUING LEGAL ACTION IN ORDER TO RECOVER ALL COSTS EXPENDED TO INVESTIGATE AND REMEDY THE IMPROPER    STORAGE OF HIGHLY FLAMMABLE MATERIALS AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED SITE.    $261,668.46      WAS SPENT IN THE CLEAN-UP ACTION   (INCLUDGIN CONTRACTOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS).

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