EPA v. COASTAL PLAINS TREATING CO. (JAMES NEWTON)

Case summary

BRIEF SUMMARY - THE COASTAL PLAINS TREATING COMPANY SITE IS LOCATED IN TIFTON, GA. FROM 1946 TO 1984, SITE PROPERTY WAS LEASED TO A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS & BUSINESSES WHO USED THE PROPERTY TO CONDUCT WOOD PRESERVING OPERATIONS. WOOD TREATING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED AT THE SITE RESULTED IN THE RELEASE OF CREOSOTE & PCP INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. BEGINNING IN 1997, EPA UNDERTOOK RESPONSE ACTIONS WHICH INCLUDED THE TAKING OF SURFACE SOIL/SEDIMENTS SAMPLES & THE REMOVAL OF APPROX. 2,000 CUBIC YARDS OF DIOXIN CONTAMINATED SOILS. THE PHYSICAL REMOVAL WAS COMPLETED IN JUNE 1998, AT A TOTAL COST TO THE AGENCY OF $3,394,889.94. NATURE & NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS: MR. JAMES E. NEWTON OWNED THE SITE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR NEARLY 50 YR

Defendants (1)

• NEWTON, JAMES E.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COASTAL PLAIN TREATING CO

  GOLDEN RD, TIFTON, GA, 31794

  Registry ID: 110007088105

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-09-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2001-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-06-04Complaint Filed With Court
• 2004-06-04Concluded
• 2004-06-04Enforcement Action Closed