# NIESEN, GERALD A.
> **Judicial** · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52429`
- **Case Number:** 09-1993-0012
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $200K
- **Compliance action $:** $173K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- FRIEDLI, FRED
- HENDERSON, TOM
- NIESEN, GERALD A. (complaint) (settlement)
- NIESEN, MARIANNE (complaint) (settlement)
- WEST COAST PLATING
## Summary

IN THIS REFERRAL FOR A CIVIL ACTION UNDER SECTION 107 OF   THE CERCLA, EPA IS SEEKING THE RECOVERY OF RESPONSE COSTS    AND DAMAGES INCURRED AT THE LOMPOC PLATING REMOVAL SITE      AGAINST THE CURRENT LAND OWNER OF THE SITE.  THIS REFERRAL   RECOMMENDS LITIGATION TO RECOVER THE APPROXIMATELY           $180,272.48 PLUS INTEREST SPENT BY EPA IN CONNECTION WITH    A TIME CRITICAL REMOVAL ACTION.  EPA IS ALSO SEEKING TREBLE  DAMAGES FOR FAILURE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO COMPLY WITH AN  ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT TO CERCLA 106.                           DURING MARCH 16, 1990, RAID BY THE U.S. DEA AND SANTA      BARBARA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, A LARGE AMOUNT OF       CHEMICALS TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH PLATING FACILITIES AND   CHEMICALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS WAS       DISCOVERED ON A TWO ACRE RANCH PROPERTY WITH A PRIVATE       RESIDENCE OWNED BY MR. GERALD A. NIESEN.  MR. NIESEN LEASED  THE PROPERTY TO MR. DAVID GOFORTH.  THESE CHEMICALS WERE     REPORTEDLY BROUGHT TO THE PROPERTY BY A FRIEND OF MR.        GOFORTH, MR. FRED FRIEDLI.  A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED BY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. GERALD    A. NIESEN, AND THE REPORTED OWNDER OF THE PLATING CHEMICALS, MR. FRED FRIEDLI, WHO HAD BEEN PLACED INTO CUSTODY BY THE    SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR ALLEGEDDRUG    MANUFACTURING.  THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION REQUIRED THEM TO     DEVELOP A WORKPLAN FOR THE SAFE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF THE  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BY CLOSE OF BUSINE

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