EPA v. CLEARWATER FINISHING SITE

Case summary

REFERRAL FOR 107(A) COST RECOVERY. EPA PERFORMED REMOVAL OF 3,000 DRUMS, 27 ASTS, 2 LAB AREAS, AND ASBESTOS AT TEXTILE MANUFACTURING FACILITY. WHEN FACILITY WENT BANKRUPT, NATIONSBANK PERFORMED LIQUIDATION OF ASSETS RELEASING ASBESTOS AND CAUSING DISPOSAL OF DRUMS OF CHEMICALS AND DYES. EPA SPENT $1.2 MILLIONS DOLLARS IN COSTS. AFTER BANK'S LIQUIDATION, THE AIKEN COUNTY FORFEITED LANDS COMMISSION PREVENTED A VOLUNTARY REMOVAL AND CAUSED THE RELEASE OF ASBESTOS AND OTHER CHEMICALS. THE LAST OPERATOR OF THE SITE, BOBBY NEAL, DUMPS CONTAINERS OF WASTE AT THE SITE.

Defendants (5)

• AIKEN COUNTY FORFEITED LANDS COMMISSIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• AIKEN COUNTY, SCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CLEARWATER FINISHING
• NATIONS BANKNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NEAL, ROBERTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CLEARWATER FINISHING

  HIGHWAY 1, CLEARWATER, SC, 29822

  Registry ID: 110008553029

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (3)

• CLEARWATER FINISHING SITEentered 1999-09-22

  Primary law: CERCLA

• CLEARWATER FINISHING SITEentered 1999-10-19

  Primary law: CERCLA

• CLEARWATER FINISHING SITEentered 1999-10-19

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1998-07-02Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1998-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 1999-10-19Final Order Entered
• 1999-10-19Concluded
• 1999-10-19Final Order Lodged
• 2002-01-03Enforcement Action Closed