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01-1997-0169JudicialConcludedFY 1997· Region 01

EPA v. BENNINGTON LANDFILL

Final Order No Penalty

Compliance action

$8,000,000

Case summary

THERE IS NO PENALTY OR COST RECOVERY FOR THIS CASE.

Defendants (23)

  • MASCO/SCHMELZERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • SIBLEY MANUFACTURING CO INC / CLR CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • STATE OF VERMONT AGENCY OF TRANSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • TEXTRON INC_*Named in complaint
  • TRIANGLE WIRE & CABLENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • U.S. TSUBAKINamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • VERMONT BAG & FILMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • CHEMFAB CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • COURTAULDS STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • EEH REALTY CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY__*Named in complaint
  • GRAPHITE OF VERMONT INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • H M TUTTLE CO INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC_*Named in complaint
  • LAUZON MACHINE & ENGINEERINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • ADD INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • BENNINGTON COLLEGENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • BENNINGTON IRON WORKSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • BENNINGTON POTTERS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • BENNINGTON TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • BIJUR LUBRICATING CORP_*Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

  • BENNINGTON MUNICIPAL SANITARY LANDFILL

    OFF HOUGHTON LANE, BENNINGTON, VT, 05201

    Registry ID: 110009320270

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 122Superfund
  • CERCLA 107Superfund
  • CERCLA 106Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (2)

  • BENNINGTON LANDFILLentered 1999-03-22

    Primary law: CERCLA

  • TOWN OF BENNINGTON ET AL.entered 1997-08-10

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

  • 1997-06-11Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1997-06-25Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1997-08-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1998-12-31Final Order Lodged
  • 1999-03-22Final Order Entered
  • 1999-03-22Concluded

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
726
Case number
01-1997-0169
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
Branch
OES
EPA region
01
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Superfund

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1997-0169 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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