EPA v. THOMASVILLE FURNITURE ET. AL. (BUCKINGHAM COUNTY LANDFILL)

Case summary

On or about August 15, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Norman Moon entered the above captioned Ability-to-Pay Consent Decree (�ATP CD�) in conjunction with the corresponding civil complaint, for the Buckingham County Landfill Superfund Site, located in Dillwyn, Buckingham County Virginia (�Site�). The ATP CD and Complaint were lodged with the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (Lynchburg division), and did not receive any public comment(s). Under the proposed ATP CD, Defendant Buckingham County has agreed to reimburse $125,000 towards the United States� past and future response costs at the Site, which are currently in excess of $4,499,269.70. In return, the County will receive a comprehensive covenant not to sue with respect to the United States� past and future unreimbursed response costs. The payment shall be made within 30 days of entry, with the monies to be deposited to the Site�s Special Account.

Defendants (4)

• THOMASVILLE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Prillaman Chemical Corp
• UNIVAR U.S.A., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BUCKINGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON BEHALF ONamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• BUCKINGHAM COUNTY LANDFILL

  ST RTE 640 EAST OF US RTE 15, DILLWYN, VA, 23936

  Registry ID: 110008184909

• BUCKINGHAM COUNTY LANDFILL

  INTERSECTION US 60 & US 15, DILLWYN, VA, 23936

  Registry ID: 110010767090

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (3)

• THOMASVILLE FURNITURE ET. AL.entered 2005-04-05

  Primary law: CERCLA

• THOMASVILLE FURNITURE ET. AL.entered 2006-11-07

  Primary law: CERCLA

• BUCKINGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON BEHALF OF BUCKINGHAM (ATP CD) (BUCKINGHAM COUNTY LANDFILL)entered 2018-08-15

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1993-05-11PRN Sent
• 2003-02-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2003-07-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-01-31Complaint Filed With Court
• 2017-05-01Supplemental Referral-Other
• 2018-05-03Final Order Lodged
• 2018-08-15Final Order Entered