# ESTATE OF RICHARD POLLIO
> **Judicial** · FY2002 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `84806`
- **Case Number:** 01-2002-0118
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- ESTATE OF RICHARD POLLIO (complaint) (settlement)
- JOANNE POLLIO (complaint)
## Summary

'EPA CONDUCTED A REMOVAL ON THE SITE OF THE NOW DEFUNCT SOMERS METAL FINISHING CORPORATION FROM 3/5/97 THRU 12/26/97. ON 12/26/90 EPA FILED SUIT AGAINST THE ESTATE OF RICHARD POLLIO WHO DIED 12/19/99. MR POLLIO OPERATED THE SOMERS CORPORATION AND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS OWNED THE SITE WHILE THE CORPORATION WAS FUNCTIONING. AS FAR AS EPA HAS DETERMINED MR POLLIO WAS THE ONLY PRP.  THE CONSENT DECREE WITH MR POLLIO'S ESTATE REQUIRES THE ESTATE TO PAY THE U.S. $106,000 IN REIMBURSEMENT OF REMOVAL COSTS AND TO USE BEST EFFORTS TO SELL THE SIT

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