EPA v. Patterson Fuel Oil Co., Inc. (SB)

Case summary

The settlement provides for the recovery of $100,000.00 of EPA's costs with respect to the Site. The Respondent is a successor to Scranton and Lehigh Coal Company, which owned and operated an open-storage coal yard directly on the Canal from approximately 1886 to 1948. The Respondent, a family-owned company, sold its home heating oil delivery business in 2007 prior to the Site being listed. EPA determined the Respondent is essentially defunct and has limited ability to pay.

Defendants (1)

• Patterson Fuel Oil Co., Inc.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GOWANUS CANAL

  BUTLER ST (BETWEEN BOND ST AND NEVINS ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11231

  Registry ID: 110033604197

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Patterson Fuel Oil Co., Inc. (SB)entered 2015-09-15

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-09-15Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-15Enforcement Action Closed
• 2015-09-17Enforcement Action Data Entered