EPA v. KREWATCH FARM
Cost recovery
$390,000
Case summary
IN 1981, WASTE GENERATED BY GARDNER ASPHALT CORPORATION WAS DUMPED AT KREWATCH FARM. RAYMOND HYER, EMULSION PRODUCTS COMPANY, TONY NERO ARRANAGED FOR DISPOSAL.GARDNER ASPHAL & EMULSION PRODUCTS TRANSPORTED THE WASTE AT THE TIME OF THE DISPOSAL, THE ISTE WAS OWNED BY EDWARD KREWATCH. HE IS NOW DECEASED, AND HIS HEIRS INHEIRTED THE SITE AND FORMED THE KREWATCH PARTNERSHIP TO MANAGE THE SITE. EPA PERFORMED A REMOVAL AT THE SITE IN THE SUMMER OF 1997.
Defendants (5)
- EMULSION PRODUCTS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- GARDNER ASPHALT CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- HYER, RAYMOND T . JR.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- KREWATCH PARTNERSHIPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- NERO, ANTHONIO V.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
KREWATCH FARM SITE
THARP RD, SEAFORD, DE, 19973
Registry ID: 110009273810
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 104E3 — Entry Access
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (2)
Gardner Asphalt, et. al.entered 2003-07-08
Primary law: CERCLA
NERO, ANTONIO & ED KREWATCH PARTNERSHIPentered 2002-05-22
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2000-07-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2000-08-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-09-28Complaint Filed With Court
- 2003-05-15Final Order Lodged
- 2003-07-08Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 19273
- Case number
- 03-2000-0547
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-3-07224
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 3RC42
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Entry Access
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2000-0547 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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