EPA v. HISTAND, ROBERT
Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
Penalty assessed
$5,000
Cost recovery
$200,000
Case summary
HISTAND PURCHASED PROPERTY IN 1981 FROM TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY FOR PREVIOUS OWNER WHO HAD FAILED TO CLEAN UP SITE. HISTAND TOOK NO ACTION ALTHOUGH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ORDERED HIM TO CLEAN UP SITE. HISTAND ALSO FAILED TO COMPLY WITH EPA 106 REMOVAL ORDER. EPA SPENT $400,000TO CLEAN SITE AND NOW SEEKS COST RECOVERY. EPA ALSO SEEKS PENALTIES AND TREBLE DAMAGES FOR THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER.
Defendants (2)
- HISTAND,ROBERTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- HISTAND,SARAHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HISTAND'S SUPPLY
P.O. BOX 100, 3979 SMITH ROAD, WYCOMBE, PA, 18980
Registry ID: 110009322875
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107 — Superfund
- CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HISTAND, ROBERTentered 1996-08-26
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1993-06-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1993-09-30Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 1994-02-18Complaint Filed With Court
- 1996-08-26Concluded
- 1996-08-26Final Order Lodged
- 1996-08-26Final Order Entered
- 1997-01-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 16501
- Case number
- 03-1993-0506
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-2940
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Superfund
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1993-0506 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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