EPA v. ELITE LAUNDRY

Case summary

EPA Region 1 has entered into a peripheral party agreement pursuant to Section 122(h)(1) of the CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(h)(1), with three owners or operators of a very small parcel of land that was contaminated by wastes from the Elite Laundry Site. Per the agreement,the three parties, Route 202 AT Route 124 Jaffrey, New Hampshire, Rared Jaffrey, LLC, and Guilford Transportation, will pay $56,250 to EPA and $56,250 to the State of New Hampshire, to resolve cost recovery claims. EPA will put the money into a special account to help fund future work at the site, if necessary.

Defendants (3)

• GUILFORD TRANSPORTATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROUTE 202 AT ROUTE 124 JAFFREY NH (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• RARED JAFFREY LLC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NH DES

  27 LAUNDRY RD, JAFFREY, NH, 03452

  Registry ID: 110004110006

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ELITE LAUNDRYentered 2008-02-21

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2008-02-21Final Order Issued
• 2008-04-03Enforcement Action Data Entered