EPA v. KMART (HOWS CORNER)
Final Order With Unspecified Cost Recovery
Case summary
USDOJ FILED A PROOF OF CLAIM ON BEHALF OF EPA FOR PART AND ALL FUTURE COSTS AT THE HOWS CORNER SUPERFUND SITE IN PLYMOUTH, ME. K-MART REACHED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ITS CREDITORS, INCLUDING EPA. THIS SETTLEMENT WILL RESULT IN APPROXIMATELY $100,000 PAYMENT TO THE UNITED STATES FOR COSTS AT THE HOW CORNER SITE.
Defendants (1)
- K-MARTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WEST SITE/HOWS CORNERS
SAWYER RD LOT 17, PLYMOUTH, ME, 04969
Registry ID: 110060477425
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107L — Lien
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KMART - HOWS CORNER SITEentered 2003-07-15
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2002-07-19Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2002-07-19Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 2003-04-11Final Order Lodged
- 2003-04-11Complaint Filed With Court
- 2003-06-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-07-15Concluded
- 2003-07-15Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 97186
- Case number
- 01-2003-0060
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Lien
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2003-0060 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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