EPA v. RBF FROZEN DESERTS SITE

Case summary

The owners of the RBF Frozen Desserts Site, H.P.D.I., LLC, have agreed to pay $40,000 to EPA in settlement of the Agency?s claim for past costs under CERCLA. Region 1 performed an emergency removal action at the Site in 2014 to address the potential for imminent release of anhydrous ammonia from the refrigeration system operated by tenant RBF Frozen Desserts, LLC. The agreement is subject to a thirty-day public comment period, which began on September 6, 2017. Once payment is made, under the terms of the agreement, EPA will release the CERCLA lien on the Site property.

Defendants (1)

• H.D.P.D. LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RBF FROZEN DESSERTS

  240 PARK ROAD, WEST HARTFORD, CT, 06119

  Registry ID: 110060347691

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RBF FROZEN DESERTS SITEentered 2017-08-09

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2017-08-09Final Order Issued
• 2017-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered