EPA v. LANDFILL & RESOURCE RECOVERY INC
Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
Penalty assessed
$400,000
Cost recovery
$675,000
Compliance action
$16,000,000
Case summary
SETTLEMENT RESOLVES THE GOVERNMENT'S CLAIMS FOR PAST AND FUTURE COST, NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGES, AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER. IN ADDITION, THIS SETTLEMENT REQUIRES THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS TO COMPLETE THE REMEDIAL ACTION, INCLUDING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AT THE SITE. FINALLY, THIS SETTLEMENT RESOLVES OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE LITIGATION RELATED TO THIS SITE.
Defendants (1)
- LANDFILL & RESOURCE RECOVERY INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LANDFILL & RESOURCE RECOVERY, INC. (L&RR)
OXFORD ROAD, NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI, 02896
Registry ID: 110009321983
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 106B — Superfund
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LANDFILL & RESOURCE RECOVERYentered 1997-10-03
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $400,000 · SEP: $525,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1995-05-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-04-18Complaint Filed With Court
- 1997-10-03Final Order Lodged
- 1997-10-03Final Order Entered
- 1997-10-03Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 498
- Case number
- 01-1996-0068
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- ORC
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1996-0068 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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