EPA v. ESTATE OF FRED TANZER
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$142,500
Case summary
THIS REFERRAL RECOMMENDS THE FILING OF AN ACTION IN THE NH COURT OF PROBATE AGAINST THE ESTATE OF FRED TANZER TO PREVENT THE ESTATE FROM DISTRIBUTING ITS ASSETS BEFORE SETTLING ITS CERCLA LIABILITY. DURING HIS LIFETIME, FRED TANZER WAS THE PRINCIPAL OWNER AND OPERATOR OF ROBERTS SHOE COMPANY UNDER TANZER'S DIRECTION, ROBERTS SHOE SENT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES TO THE SOMERSWORTH SANITARY LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE IN SOMERSWORTH, NH.
Defendants (1)
- ESTATE OF FRED TANZERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SOMERSWORTH SANITARY LANDFILL
BLACKWATER RD, SOMERSWORTH, NH, 03878
Registry ID: 110009259505
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ESTATE OF FRED TANZERentered 2001-09-20
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1992-01-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-05-17Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1994-09-08Final Order Lodged
- 1994-09-08Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-09-20Final Order Entered
- 2001-09-20Concluded
- 2001-09-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 291
- Case number
- 01-1994-0011
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- CERCL
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1994-0011 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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