EPA v. CRYOCHEM, INC.
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
DIRECT REFERRAL TO DOJ UNDER CERCLA SECTION 106, 107, & 113 FOR RECOVERY OF OVERSIGHT COSTS, PERFORMANCE OF OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF OPERABLE UNITS 1 & 2, AND RECOUPMENT OF $5,380,291.50 IN RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED TO ADDRESS THE RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE CRYOCHEM, INC. SUPERFUND SITE. 05/25/01: SUPPLEMENTAL REFERRAL TO ADD THREE (3) ADD'L DEFENDANTS (ESTATE OF KATHRYN REIGNER; ESTATE OF CLAUDE W. GARBER; AND ESTATE OF RUSSELL E. GARBER, SR.) SENT TO DOJ ON MAY 22, 2001.
Defendants (5)
- CRYOCHEM, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- C.S. GARBER & SONS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- GARBER, CLAUDE W ESTATE OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- GARBER, RUSSELL E SR ESTATE OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- REIGNER, KATHRYN ESTATE OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CRYOCHEM INC
RTE 562, BOYERTOWN, PA, 19512
Registry ID: 110007755027
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (2)
Garber, et. al.entered 2002-12-03
Primary law: CERCLA
Cryochem, Incentered 2002-12-03
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1999-06-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-06-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2002-09-25Complaint Filed With Court
- 2002-11-04Final Order Lodged
- 2002-12-03Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 18565
- Case number
- 03-1999-0204
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-3-06815
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 3RC43
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1999-0204 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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