EPA v. MAINE CENTAL RAILROAD COMPANY / LEEDS METAL SUPERFUND REMOVAL SITE

Case summary

On October 10, 2012, the Region signed an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (“Settlement Agreement”) between EPA and Maine Central Railroad Company (“MCRR”), for the performance of a time-critical removal action at the Leeds Metal Superfund Site, located in Leeds, Maine (“Site”). The Settlement Agreement requires MCRR to construct a security fence around the Site, and to remove lead contaminated soils present at a portion of the Site. In addition, MCRR has agreed to pay EPA’s costs for oversight of this Removal Action. The approximately 36-acre Site is a former scrap metal facility that contains four large auto shredder residue debris piles where EPA has documented the presence of lead, PCBs and other hazardous substances in Site surface soils. Following a preliminary investigation and site assessment, EPA issued an Action Memorandum on September 19, 2011, and subsequently placed the Site on the NPL on September 18, 2012.

Defendants (1)

• MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LEEDS METAL

  BLUE ROCK ROAD, LEEDS, ME, 04263

  Registry ID: 110043993685

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MAINE CENTAL RAILROAD COMPANYentered 2012-10-10

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2012-10-10Final Order Issued
• 2012-11-05Enforcement Action Data Entered