EPA v. GENERAL CERAMICS, INC., IN RE
Cost recovery
$275,000
Case summary
REFERRAL FOR FILING PROOF OF CLAIM IN BANKRUPTCY AGAINST GENERAL CERAMICS, INC., A POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR THE BOARHEAD FARMS SUPERFUND SITE IN BUCKS COUNTY, PA. THE SITE WAS PLACED ON THE NPL IN MARCH 1989. FUND-LEAD REMOVAL ACTIONS WERE TAKEN BY EPA, AND A PORTION OF THE REMOVAL WORK WAS PERFORMED BY GENERAL CERAMICS IN 1992. EPA IS PROCEEDING WITH A FUND-LEAD REMEDIAL DESIGN AT THE SITE.
Defendants (1)
- GENERAL CERAMICS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BOARHEAD FARMS PUBLIC ADMIN
1310 LONELY COTTAGE ROAD, UPPER BLACK EDDY, PA, 18972
Registry ID: 110001087804
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
- CERCLA 107 — Superfund
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GENERAL CERAMIC, INC., IN REentered 2001-06-27
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1999-06-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1999-07-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-09-03Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-06-27Final Order Lodged
- 2001-06-27Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 18569
- Case number
- 03-1999-0210
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 3RC43
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1999-0210 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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