EPA v. KMART CORPORATION
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
'ON JUNE 26, 2002, EPA SENT DOJ A REFERRAL REQUESTING THE FILING OF A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS FOR THE KMART CORPORATION. KMART IS A POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY AT OPERABLE UNIT TWO OF THE PETERSON/PURITAN INC. SUPERFUND SITE IN CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND. BY FILING A PROOF OF CLAIM, THE GOVERNMENT WILL ENSURE THAT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS IN THIS BANKRUPTCY MAY BE APPLIED TO THE COSTS EPA INCURS AT THIS SITE.'
Defendants (1)
- KMART CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
PETERSON PURITAN SUPERFUND SITE
31 MARTIN STREET, CUMBERLAND, RI, 02864
Registry ID: 110071099838
PETERSON/PURITAN, INC.
MARTIN ST, LINCOLN/CUMBERLAND, RI, 02864
Registry ID: 110007828208
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KMART CORPORATIONentered 2003-07-15
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2002-06-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2002-07-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-04-11Final Order Lodged
- 2003-04-11Complaint Filed With Court
- 2003-07-15Final Order Entered
- 2003-07-15Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 84196
- Case number
- 01-2002-0107
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2002-0107 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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