# CLARKE, L.A. AND SON INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `9817`
- **Case Number:** 03-1985-0007
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $40K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- L. A. CLARKE & SON, INC. (DEBTOR) (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

L.A. CLARKE & SON, INC. IS THE OWNER & OPERATOR OF A WOOD TREATING FACILITY IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA.  DEF'S WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY, SOUTHERN MARYLAND WOOD TREATING CORP., OWNS AND  OPERATES A WOOD TREATING FACILITY IN HOLLYWOOD, MD.             ON 12/12/82, EPA INITIATED A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT &     SITE INSPECTION AT THAT SITE.  THE SITE INSPECTION REVEALED  THAT SEVERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, POLLUTANTS & CONTAMINANTS ASSOCIATED W/WOOD TREATMENT OPERATION HAD BEEN RELEASED INTO THE SOIL, GROUNDWATER & SURFACE WATERS FROM THAT SITE.          ON 3/11/83, DURING THE CONDUCT OF THE PRELIMINARY ASSESS- MENT & SITE INSPECTION AT THE SOUTHERN MD SITE, DEF FILED A, PETITION FOR REORGANIZATION UNDER CHAP 11.                      ON 3/23/83, EPA INITIATED A PRELIM. ASSESSMENT & SITE IN- SPECTION AT THE L.A. CLARKE SITE.  THIS INSPECTION ALSO RE-  VEALED THAT HIGH CONCENTRATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, POL- LUTANTS OR CONTAMINANTS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED W/WOOD TREATMENT HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM THE SITE INTO GROUNDWATER, SURFACE    WATERS & SOILS.                                                 BOTH SITES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES  LIST.                                                           ON 10/25/84, EPA RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM L.A. CLARKE   THAT EPA HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE OF UNSECURED CREDI-  TORS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST L.A. CLARKE IN ITS REORGANIZATION PROCEEDING.  BECAUSE THE SCHEDULE LISTED EPA'S CLAIM AS       CONTINGENT & DISPUTED,  IT WAS NECESSA

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