EPA v. SAG HARBOR GROUNDWATER CONTAMIN. SITE

Case summary

**THIS SITE WAS PLACED ON THE NPL ON 6/10/86 UNDER A NEW NAME: ROWE INDUSTRIES GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION SITE. THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION FOR COST RECOVERY UNDER SECTION 107 OF CERCLA, 42 USC 9607, AGAINST NABISCO BRANDS INC., AND SAG HARBOR INDUSTRIES, INC. THE SAG HARBOR GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION SITE IS AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 25 HOMES LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON N.Y., WHOSE DRINKING WATER WELLS HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED BY CHEMICALS USED AS SOLVENTS TO DISSOLVE OIL & GREASE. IN A REMOVAL ACTION, EPA PROVIDED FUNDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A WATER MAIN SERVING THE AFFECTED HOMES. THE PLUME OF CON- TAMINATION COMES FROM THE PROPERTY OF SAG HARBOR INDUSTRIES, FORMERLY OWNED BY A SUBSIDIARY OF NABISCO. EPA SEEKS TO RE- COVER MONEYS SPENT FROM THE SUPERFUND FOR INVESTIGATION EX- PENSES AND COSTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALTERNATE WATER SOURCE, AS WELL AS EPA'S INTRAMURAL COSTS INCLUDING SALARIES EXPENSES AND OVERHEAD. EPA SEEKS COST RECOVERY UNDER SECTION 107 OF CERCLA FOR FEDERAL RESPONSE EXPENSES, AGAINST THE DEFENDANTS MENTIONED ABOVE. * FACILITY NAME: ROW INDUSTRIES GROUNDWATER CO NOYACK ROAD SAG HARBOR, NY 11963 OWNERSHIP: PRIVATE SIC CODE: 4953 EPID# NYD981486954 *********************************** NOTE: FACILITY WAS KNOW AS SAG HARBOR COMTAMINATION SITE

Defendants (2)

• NABISCO BRANDS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SAG HARBOR INDUSTRIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ROWE INDUSTRIES GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION

  NOYACK ROAD, NOYACK/SAG HARBOR, NY, 11963

  Registry ID: 110009342540

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107 — Superfund
• CERCLA 104A — CERCLA 104(a)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SAG HARBOR/NABISCO INCentered 1989-09-06

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (9 milestones)

• 1985-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1985-09-30Referred To Headquarters
• 1985-11-13Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1986-09-11Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1986-09-30Complaint Filed With Court
• 1989-09-06Final Order Lodged
• 1989-09-06Final Order Entered
• 1989-09-06Concluded
• 1989-12-06Enforcement Action Closed