EPA v. BARZEL INDUSTRIES/PETERSON/PURITAN (BANKRUPTCY)
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
On September 7, 2011, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved a bankruptcy settlement agreement between the debtor, Barzel Industries,Inc. et al Barzel and EPA. This Settlement Agreement resolveds claims under CERCLA in connection with the Peterson/Puritan, Inc. Superfund Site in Cumberland and Lincoln, Rhode Island. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Barzel has agreed that the United States shall have an allowed claim in the amount of $260,828 in exchange for a release from liability at the Site (paid either from the set off or from insurance money on a dollar-for-dollar basis).
Defendants (2)
- BARAZEL INDUSTRIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PETERSON PURITAN SUPERFUND SITE
MENDON ROAD, CUMBERLAND, RI, 02864
Registry ID: 110007828208
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BARZEL INDUSTRIES/PETERSON/PURITAN (BANKRUPTCY)entered 2011-09-07
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2010-02-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2010-03-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2010-03-11Complaint Filed With Court
- 2011-08-08Final Order Lodged
- 2011-09-07Final Order Entered
- 2011-09-07Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800079881
- Case number
- 01-2010-0003
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2010-0003 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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