EPA v. BFX HOSPITALITY GROUP INC

Case summary

ROBINTECH INC/NATIONAL PIPE CO SUPERFUND SITE, OCCUPIES 12.7 ACRES IN AN AREA ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL/IND USE AND IS AN NPL SITE. THE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED AT THE SITE HAVE INCLUDED ELECTROPLATING, POLY VINYL CHLORIDE PIPE EXTRUSION, AND THE ASSEMBLE OF ELECTRONIC CABLE, ACCELERATOR CABLES, AIRPLANE ENGINE MOUNTS AND CIRCUIT BOARDS. VARIOUS COMPANIES HAVE OWNED OR OPERATED FACILITIES AT THE SITE SINCE 1966. DEFENDANT'S CONTRACTOR, CONDUCTED THE RI/FS FROM 1988 TO 1991. EPA ISSUED A ROD FOR OU1 ON 3/31/92. ON 9/29/92, A UAO WAS ISSUED BY EPA TO BUFFTON AND ELECTRO-MECH, TO REQUIRE THEM TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THE ROD-SELECTED REMEDY. AFTER THE PRPS CONDUCTED FURTHER SITE INVESTIGATIONS RELATING TO POSSIBLE LEAD CONTAMINATION, EPA ISSUED A ROD FOR OU2 ON 3/30/93. THE PRE-RD-RELATED FIELD WORK WAS COMPLETED 8/1996. BASED UPON THIS FIELD WORK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 1992 ROD-SELECTED REMEDY FOR OU1 WAS NOT FEASIBLE. ON 4/25/97, EPA ISSUED A NEW PRAP FOR OU1. FOLLOWING EXPRIATION OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, EPA ISSUED AN AMENDED ROD ON 7/25/97 AND DEFENDANT REQUESTED A CONVERSION OF THE UAO TO A CONSENT DECREE.

Defendants (6)

• COMPUDYNE INC
• BFX HOSPITALITY GR INC. AKA BUFFTON CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NATIONAL PIPE CO
• ROBINTECH INC
• BFX Hospitality Group, LLCNamed in settlement
• Bfx Hospitality Group, Inc. (SB)

Facilities (1)

• ROBINTECH INC/NATIONAL PIPE AND PLASTICS INC

  3421 OLD VESTAL ROAD, VESTAL, NY, 13850

  Registry ID: 110000882858

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 122D3 — Violation of Existing AO or CD
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• BFX HOSPITALITY GROUP INCentered 2005-08-16

  Primary law: CERCLA

• BFX HOSPITALITY GROUP, INC.entered 1998-10-27

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1997-09-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-09-12PRN Sent
• 1998-06-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1998-08-11Complaint Filed With Court
• 2004-09-30Supplemental Referral to DOJ for Consent Decree Enforcement-Sent
• 2005-08-16Final Order Lodged
• 2005-08-16Final Order Entered
• 2005-08-16Concluded