EPA v. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company

Case summary

The administrative settlement agreement and order on consent (AOC) was issued pursuant to Sections 104 and 122 of CERCLA for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment Superfund Site located in Genesee, Monroe and Livingston Counties, near the Town of LeRoy, New York. The Site is on the National Priorities List (NPL). Under the AOC, the Respondent has agreed to conduct certain pre-remedial design investigations (pre-RD), a remedial design (RD) of a soil vapor extraction system (SVE) and a remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) for groundwater. The AOC also provides for reimbursement by Respondent for certain Future Response Costs which will be incurred by EPA in connection with the Site. The Site includes the location of a Trichloroethene (TCE) chemical spill caused by a 1970 train derailment and the resulting contaminated groundwater plume; the groundwater plume is approximately 4 miles long.

Defendants (1)

• Lehigh Valley Railroad Company (SB)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD

  GULF ROAD, LE ROY, NY, 14482

  Registry ID: 110009342808

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122A — Agreement to Perform Work Under 104B

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Lehigh Valley Railroad Companyentered 2006-09-22

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2006-09-22Enforcement Action Closed
• 2006-09-22Final Order Issued
• 2006-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered