EPA v. CBS CORPORATION, ET AL
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
THIS SITE WAS A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL DISPOSAL SITE. THE PROPERTIES COMPRISING THE SITE ARE OWNED BY FRED SHEALER, THE ESTATE OF THOMAS SHEALER AND THE ESTATE OF SARAH CULP. WASTE FROM WESTINGHOUSE AND PFALTZGRATT, CONTAINING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, WERE HAULED BY FRED SHEALER AND HIS SONS AND DUMPED AT THE SITE. PRN CONVERSION - EPA HAS CONDUCTED REMOVAL AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS AT THE SITE. THE PROPOSED COST RECOVERY ACTION IS TO RECOVER THOSE UNREIMBURSED COSTS THAT EPA HAS TO DATE WHICH TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $450,000.
Defendants (5)
- WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
- CBS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- CULP, SARAH ESTATE OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- PFALTZGNAFF
- SHEALER, FRED
Facilities (1)
SHRIVERS CORNER SUPERFUND SITE
100 CULP ROAD, GETTYSBURG, PA, 17325
Registry ID: 110009308169
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CBS CORPORATION, ET ALentered 2007-01-09
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1994-01-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-03-21PRN Sent
- 1998-03-31Referred To Headquarters
- 1998-03-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-03-31Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 2006-10-31Complaint Filed With Court
- 2006-10-31Final Order Lodged
- 2007-01-09Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 17254
- Case number
- 03-1996-0085
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-3-1651
- 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 03-1996-0085 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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