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02-1995-0071Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1995· Region 02

EPA v. BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Cost recovery

$250,000

Case summary

THIS AGREEMENT IS A RESULT OF ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS - TO BE PAID AS COST RECOVERY.

Defendants (3)

  • BFI OF NEW YORKNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • BFI OF PATTERSON, NJNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • BFI OF SOUTH JERSEYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

  • HERTEL LANDFILL

    RTE 44/55 BEDELL AVE & TUCKERS, PLATTEKILL, NY, 12568

    Registry ID: 110009303244

  • BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES

    383 MEADOW ROAD, EDISON, NJ, 08817

    Registry ID: 110010579196

  • RAMAPO LANDFILL

    237 ROUTE 59, RAMAPO, NY, 10931

    Registry ID: 110008004060

  • WARWICK LANDFILL

    PENALUNA RD/OLD TUXEDO/DUTCH H, WARWICK, NY, 10990

    Registry ID: 110009262724

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107C3Treble Damages
  • CERCLA 106BSuperfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIESentered 1994-10-14

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1994-10-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1994-10-14Final Order Issued
  • 1994-10-14Enforcement Action Closed
  • 1995-03-21Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
5276
Case number
02-1995-0071
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
Branch
NYCSF
EPA region
02
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Treble Damages

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1995-0071 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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