EPA v. LANCASTER BATTERY CO INC
Cost recovery
$723,400
Case summary
A BATTERY RECYCLING OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE LANCASTER BATTERY COMPANY, INC. FROM 1955-1986 AT WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS THE LANCASTER BATTERY SITE. EPA CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE MARCH-AUGUST 1987 TO ADDRESS LEAD-CONTAMINATED SOIL. EPA SPENT OVER $508,000.00 AT THE SITE WHICH BY MEANS OF THIS ACTION EPA IS SEEKING TO RECOVER FROM 18 RESPONSIBLE PARTIES.
Defendants (34)
- ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in settlement
- PHILADELPHIA, CITY OFNamed in settlement
- SEPTANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MANIX, EDWARDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MANIX, STUARTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MARYLAND MASS TRANSIT AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORENamed in settlement
- MCMINN'S ASPHALPT COMPANY, INCNamed in settlement
- MOBILE DREDGING & PUMPING CONamed in settlement
- MYERS, CHARLES JR.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY PORT AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICANamed in settlement
- ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MDNamed in settlement
- B & C AUTO WAREHOUSENamed in settlement
- BINKLEY & OBER, INCNamed in settlement
- DIEFENDERFER, D.B. & BRO. INC.Named in settlement
- NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- NORMAL REALTY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC.Named in settlement
- SWEIGART'S BUS SERVICES, INCNamed in settlement
- TYSONS FOODS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- UNISYS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- FORD NEW HOLLAND, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- GE/RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICANamed in settlement
- GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- …and 9 more
Facilities (1)
LANCASTER BATTERY CO
1330 HARRISBURG AVE, LANCASTER, PA, 17601
Registry ID: 110010720194
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LANCASTER BATTERY CO INC. (ALLEGHENY COUNTY, ET. Aentered 1998-08-05
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1990-06-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-06-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1990-08-09Complaint Filed With Court
- 1998-08-05Final Order Lodged
- 1998-08-05Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 14930
- Case number
- 03-1990-0454
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-2-605
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 3RC42
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1990-0454 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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