EPA v. GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO.

Case summary

A CIVIL ACTION TO RECOVER THE COSTS INCURRED BY EPA IN TAKING RESPONSE ACTIONS AT THE FOREST GLEN MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION SUPERFUND SITE (THE SITE), AND ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATIVE, ENFORCEMENT AND INDIRECT COSTS, FROM THREE POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES. IT IS A MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION CONSTRUCTED ON A FORMER UNPERMITTED WASTE DUMP. SAMPLING INDICATES THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, POLLUTANTS OR CONTAMINANTS PRESENT. EPA UNDERTOOK A REMOVAL ACTION WHICH TEMPORARILY RELOCATED THE RESIDENTS. THEIR RELOCATION EVENTUALLY BECAME PERMANENT. AFTER THE ACTION WAS FILED, EPA AND THE THREE DEFENDANTS EVENTUALLY AGREED, IN JANUARY 2001, UPON A SETTLEMENT OF THE CASE, WHEREBY THE REMEDY SELECTED BY EPA WAS IMPLEMENTED.

Defendants (3)

• GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• NIAGARA FALLS U.S.A. CAMPSITE INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• SOTTILE, GUY T.

Facilities (1)

• FOREST GLEN MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION

  LISA LANE, CARRIE DRIVE AND T. MARK DRV., NIAGARA FALLS, NY, 14301

  Registry ID: 110009303342

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. & NIAGARA FILLS U.S.A.entered 2001-06-07

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1990-09-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1992-06-30Returned To Region
• 1994-09-30Rereferred
• 1996-03-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 2001-01-19Final Order Lodged
• 2001-06-07Final Order Entered
• 2001-06-07Concluded