# VINELAND, CITY OF
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2001 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `8316`
- **Case Number:** 02-2001-2012
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $30K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- VINELAND, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CASE SUMMARY FROM CASE INITIATION SHEET.                       THIS IS A PPA WITH THE CITY OF VINELAND, NJ.  THE CITY IS  PURCHASING A PROPERTY WHICH IS PART OF THE SUPERFUND SITE ON WHICH IT PLANS TO INSTALL AN INFRASTRUCTURE (ROADS, UTIL-    ITIES, ETC.) ON THE UNCONTAMINATED PORTION OF THE PROPERTY   AND SELL THE LOTS AT NEAR-COST FOR CREATION OF AN ADDITION   TO ITS EXISTING INDUSTRIAL PARK.  THE CITY WILL PAY EPA 10%  OF THE PURCHASE PRICE AND HAS AGREED TO IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS  ON THE CONTAMINATED AREA.  THE CITY HAS GRANTED EPA AN EASE- MENT FOR CONSTURCTION OF ROADS FOR ACCESS TO THE CONTAMIN-   ATED SOILS AND SEDIMENTS AND FOR EPA'S WELLS AND PIPELINES.  THE CITY WILL NOT DEVELOP ANYTHING IN THE RESTRICTED AREA    UNTIL EPA COMPLETES ITS REMEDIAL WORK SOME YEARS IN THE      FUTURE.                                                      *                                                            *                                                            *CASE SUMMARY CONTINUED ON CASE CONCLUSION DATA SHEET.       *                                                            THE CITY OF VINELAND PLANNED TO PURCHASE THE  WAWA PROPERTY  WHICH IS PARTIALLY CONTAMINATED WITH ARSENIC FROM OPERATIONS OF THE VINELAND CHEMICAL CO.  IN CONSIDERATION OF $30,000    (10% OF THE PURCHASE PRICE) AND AN AGREEMENT TO PLACE ENVIR- RONMENTAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY AND GIVE THE U.S. AN  EASEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION ACCESS, EPA GAVE THE CITY OF VINE- LAND A COVENANT NOT TO SUE FOR RESPO

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