# PITNEY BOWES INC
> **Judicial** · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `5809`
- **Case Number:** 02-1996-0210
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $2.28M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- ARIZONA CHEMICAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- CAPITOL RECORDS INC (complaint) (settlement)
- COLONIAL HEIGHTS PACKAGING INC (complaint) (settlement)
- CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC (complaint) (settlement)
- DOW CORNING CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- GIANNATTASIO, JOHN (settlement)
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMAPNY (complaint) (settlement)
- PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES (complaint) (settlement)
- PHILIP MORRIS INC (complaint) (settlement)
- PITNEY BOWES INC (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

PRE-REFERRAL REPORT SENT TO JUSTICE ON MAY 31, 1996.    THE REPORT IS INTENDED TO PREPARE EPA AND THE DOJ FOR THE    COMMENCEMENT OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND PRP NAMED  IN THE REPORT.  THE REGION EXPECTS TO BEGIN NEGOTIATING A    CONSENT DECREE WITH THE PRP IN THE NEAR FUTURE UNDER CERCLA, FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF REMEDIAL ACTION AT THE SITE.          *                                                            FACILITY: SARNEY FARM, BENSON HILL RD., AMENIA, NY 12501     *                                                            REMEDIAL ACTION ISSUES ADDRESSED THROUGH UAO.                *                                                            REFERRAL SEEKING RECOVERY OF EPA'S COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH  THE SARNEY FARM SUPERFUND SITE.  EPA'S RESPONSE ACTIONS AT   THE SITE INCLUDE A REMOVAL ACTION, AN RI/FS, RD FOR CONTAIN- ER EXCAVATION AND SOIL TREATMENT, RA FOR CONTAINER EXCAVA-   TION, AND GROUNDWATER EXCAVATION.  RECOVERY OF COSTS IS      SOUGHT FROM PITNEY BOWES INC., WHO GENERATED INDUSTRIAL      WASTES WHICH WERE DISPOSED OF AT THE SITE.                   *                                                            05/31/96 - PRN SENT                                          09/29/98 - REFERRED TO DOJ                                   08/11/00 - COMPLAINT FILED (10 DEFENDANTS NAMED) COPY                   PROVIDED FOR THE DOCKET FILE.                     *                                                            08/11/00 - CD LODGED WITH/COMPLAINT      

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