EPA v. IRON HORSE PARK - OPERABLE UNIT 4
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
EPA has signed an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (Settlement Agreement) with the Boston & Maine Corporation (B&M) and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in connection with Operable Unit 4 of the Iron Horse Park Superfund Site in Billerica, Massachusetts (Site). The Settlement Agreement provides that B&M and MBTA will perform sediment sampling in the Boston & Maine Pond located on the Site. The Site is a 553-acre industrial complex which includes manufacturing and rail yard maintenance facilities, open storage areas, landfills, and former wastewater lagoons.
Defendants (2)
- BOSTON & MAINE RAILROADNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MBTANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
IRON HORSE PARK SUPERFUND SITE
IRON HORSE PARK, BILLERICA, MA, 01822
Registry ID: 110037080930
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
IRON HORSE PARK - OPERABLE UNIT 4entered 2012-04-18
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2012-04-18Final Order Issued
- 2012-05-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000024954
- Case number
- 01-2012-0512
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2012-0512 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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