EPA v. KOPPERS - CHARLESTON
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$257,060
Case summary
COST RECOVERY ACTION TO RECOVER PAST REMOVAL COSTS. BEAZER EAST INC., FORMERLY KOPPERS CO., WAS THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE SITE DURING THE PERIOD WITH HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS WERE RELEASED AT THE SITE FROM KOPPERS OPERATION OF A WOOD TREATING PLANT AT ITS PROPERTY. EPA HAS NEGOTIATED A CD WHICH PROVIDES A SETTLEMENT FOR 90 PERCENT OF THE COSTS DEMANDED AND IS REQUESTING THAT DOJ EXECUTE THE CD AND FILE A COMPLAINT.
Defendants (1)
- BEAZER EAST, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
KOPPERS CO., INC. (CHARLESTON PLANT)
CHARLESTON HEIGHTS, CHARLESTON, SC, 29405
Registry ID: 110009311039
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BEAZER EAST, INC.entered 1996-04-09
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1995-10-11Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1995-10-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-04-09Complaint Filed With Court
- 1996-04-09Concluded
- 1996-04-09Final Order Lodged
- 1996-04-09Final Order Entered
- 1996-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 21735
- Case number
- 04-1996-0374
- 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 04-1996-0374 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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