EPA v. Town of Rhinebeck
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
This is a de minimis settlement with the PRP who sent a de minimis amount of hazardous substances to the Consolidated Iron and Metal Site, Newburgh, New York. The Respondent sent 140,275 lbs of tracked waste - scrap materials containing hazardous substances (i.e. PCBs and VOCs) to the Site, which when processed at the Site, caused a release of hazardous substances. The Respondent is paying its share of all past and estimated future costs, plus a premium.
Defendants (1)
- Town of RhinebeckNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CONSOLIDATED IRON AND METAL
1 WASHINGTON ST, NEWBURGH, NY, 12550
Registry ID: 110009260726
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Town of Rhinebeckentered 2009-08-03
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2009-08-03Final Order Issued
- 2009-08-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2009-08-03Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800010376
- Case number
- 02-2009-2001
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- NYSUP
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2009-2001 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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