EPA v. PICILLO II

Case summary

REGION I REFERRED A COST RECOVERY ACTION TO DOJ ON OCTOBER 6, 1989 TO COLLECT $3.5 MILLION (PLUS INTEREST AND COSTS) IN PAST RESPONSE COSTS AT THE PICILLO SITE IN COVENTRY, R.I. DOJ FILED SUIT AGAINST TWO GENERATORS (AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY AND ROHM & HAAS COMPANY) IN R.I. FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT ON OCTOBER 16, 1989 (CIV.NO. 89-0565) IN ORDER TO AVOID POSSIBLE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS PROBLEMS IF THE CASE WERE FILED AFTER OCTOBER 17, 1989. THE U.S. PREVIOUSLY RECOVERED $1,681,300 IN SETTLEMENTS. THE SITE IS 7.5 ACRES OF A 100-ACRE FORMER PIG FARM IN RURAL CENTRAL R.I. BETWEEN 1979 AND 1982, APPROXIMATELY 10,000 DRUMS OF WASTE, AS WELL AS SOME LIQUID WASTE AND CONTAMINATED SOIL, WERE REMOVED BY CONTRACTORS UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF EPA AND RIDEM. A FUND-LEAD RI/FS INCLUDING GROUNDWATER STUDIES IS PROCEEDING. FINAL ROD IS EXPECTED 1992.

Defendants (2)

• AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROHM & HAAS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PICILLO PERFORMING SETTLING DEFENDANTS

  PERRY HILL RD, COVENTRY, RI, 02816

  Registry ID: 110009310030

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PICILLO IIentered 1992-05-21

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1989-07-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1989-10-06Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1989-10-15Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1989-10-16Complaint Filed With Court
• 1992-05-21Final Order Lodged
• 1992-05-21Final Order Entered
• 1992-05-21Concluded