EPA v. RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG & POTOMAC RAILROAD

Case summary

THE L.A. CLARKE & SON, INC. SITE IS LOCATED IN FREDERICK- SBURG, VIRGINIA. THE SITE CONSISTS OF PROERTY OWNED BY L.A. CLARKE & SON, INC. AS WELL AS ADJACENT PROPERTIES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG & POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY, SOLITE CORPORATION AND WODDUCK PARTNERS. L.A. CLARKE HAS OPERATED ON THE SITE A FACILITY FOR TREATING WOOD PRODUCTS WITH CREOSOTE. AS A RESULT OF LEAKS AND SPILLS FROM THE WOOD TREATING OPERATIONS THE SITE HAS BECOME HIGHLY CONTAMINATED WITH CREOSOTE AND CREOSOTE-RELATED WASTES. THE SITE WAS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL) IN SEPTEMBER 1983. AN RI/FS FOR THE SITE WAS COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 1988. A RECORD OF DECISION FOR THE FIRST TWO OPER- ABLE UNITS WAS SIGNED IN MARCH 1988. ON JULY 27, 1988, RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG & POTOMAC RAIL ROAD COPMANY SIGNED A CONSENT DECREE UNDER WHICH IT AGREED TO PERFORM 100% OF THE REMDIAL ACTION, REIMBURSE EPA FOR 20% OF EPA'S PAST RESPONSE COSTS, AND REIMBURSE EPA FOR 100% OF ALL FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS.

Defendants (1)

• RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG & POTOMAC R.R.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• L.A. CLARKE & SON

  ROUTE 608, SPOTSYLVANIA, VA, 22553

  Registry ID: 110009315561

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 104A — CERCLA 104(a)
• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RICHMOND,FREDERICKSBURG&POTOMAentered 1989-07-17

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1983-08-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1988-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1989-05-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 1989-07-17Final Order Lodged
• 1989-07-17Final Order Entered
• 1989-07-17Concluded