EPA v. JEFFERSON HOMEBUILDERS, INC(CULPEPER WOOD PRESERVERS)

Case summary

THE REGION HAS CONCLUDED A SETTLEMENT WITH JEFFERSON HOMEBUILDERS, INC. (JHB) FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE CULPEPER WOOD PRESERVERS NPL SITE IN CULPEPER, VIRGINIA. UNDER THE SETTLEMENT, JHB WILL HOOK UP IMPACTED PROPERTIES PROVIDING CONSENT TO A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY LINE, CLOSE OUT EACH WELL OR CONVERT IT INTO A MONITORING WELL, AND PAY EPA'S COSTS OF OVERSIGHT. JHB WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HOOK UP PROPERTIES WHERE CONSENT HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN. BECAUSE THE PROJECT INVOLVES RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THE SETTLEMENT INCLUDES PROTOCOLS FOR HANDLING POTENTIALLY PRIVACY-PROTECTED INFORMATION. THE REGION IS CURRENTLY REVIEWING AN RI AND FS COMPLETED BY JHB FOR, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CLEANUP OF THE CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER.

Defendants (1)

• JEFFERSON HOMEBUILDERS, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CULPEPER WOOD PRESERVERS, INC.

  15487 BRAGGS CORNER ROAD, CULPEPER, VA, 22701-2536

  Registry ID: 110000341229

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JEFFERSON HOMEBUILDERS, INC(CULPEPER WOOD PRESERVERS)entered 2020-01-16

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2020-01-16Final Order Issued
• 2020-02-03Enforcement Action Data Entered