EPA v. PALMETTO RECYCLING, INC.
Final Order No Penalty
Compliance action
$900,000
Case summary
LEAD-CONTAMINATED SOILS REQUIRE REMEDIATION. ATT&T CORPORATION GENERATED LEAD-ACID BATTERIES SHIPPED TO THE SITE FOR DISPOSAL, INCURRING CERCLA SECTION 107(A) LIABILITY FOR RESPONSE AND OTHER COSTS. THERE ARE OVER 100 SUCH GENERATORS OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF WASTE AT THE SITE, BUT ONLY ATT&T SUBSIDIARY LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AGREED TO PROVIDE CLEANUP AND PAY A SMALL PORTION OF PAST COSTS.
Defendants (1)
- LUCENT TECHNOLIGIES, INC.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
PALMETTO RECYCLING
531 KOON STORE DR, COLUMBIA, SC, 29203
Registry ID: 110002178731
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES (PALMETTO RECYCLING SITE)entered 1997-04-30
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1995-07-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1995-07-06PRN Sent
- 1996-08-14Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-04-30Complaint Filed With Court
- 1997-04-30Concluded
- 1997-04-30Final Order Lodged
- 1997-04-30Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 21538
- Case number
- 04-1995-0585
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- CER
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1995-0585 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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