EPA v. ALTERNATE ENERGY RESOURCES SITE (AER)

Case summary

10/3/11 - COMPLAINT FILED/CONSENT DECREE LODGED. EPA ENTERS INTO THIS PROPOSED SETTLEMENT WITH APPROX 985 POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES (PRPs AT THE SITE, INCLUDING PRIVATE PARTIES AND STATE AGENCIES, AND AN ADDITIONAL 18 FEDERAL PRPs. THE LARGER PARTIES HAVE AGREED TO PERFORM THE SOIL AND GROUNDWATER REMEDIAL ACTION THAT IS ESTIMATED TO COST APPRO $7.3 MILLION AND TO PAY EPA'S OVERSIGHT OF THE WORK. IN ADDITION, THE DE MINIMIS PARTIES WILL PAY EPA APPROX $2,448,779.55, SOME OF WHICH WILL BE DISBURSED TO PAY FOR THE WORK AT THE SITE. THE STATE OF GA JOINS EPA AS A CO-PLAINTIFF IN THIS SETTLEMENT AND WILL RECOVER 100 PERCENT OF ITS OUTSTANDING COSTS, WHICH TOTAL APPROX $577,854.92. THE CD HAS BEEN LODGED IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF GA AND CURRENTLY IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. 2/10/12 - CONSENT DECREE ENTERED (04-2012-C011).

Defendants (403)

• BAVARIAN MECHANIC WORKSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BASSETT MIRROR COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BARTOW FORDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BARROW BODY SHOPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BARROW ENTERPRISES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BENFORD CONSTRUCTION COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BENCHMARK OF CAROLINANamed in settlement
• HANSON AGGREGATES SOUTHEAST, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BENCHMARK OF CAROLINANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BEN MYNATT CHEVROLET CADILLACNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BELLWETHER, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• AT&T SOUTHEASTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BEAULIEU GROUP, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BEAULIEU FIBERSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BLUE CIRCLE CEMENTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BLACKMAN UHLER CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BILLY HOWELL FORD LINCOLNNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BILL CURRIE FORD, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BEVERAGE SOUTH, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BEVERAGE SOUTH, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BEVERAGE AIR COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MERCURY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BENSON FORD/MERCURY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BENNETT BROTHERS YACHT, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 378 more

Facilities (1)

• ALTERNATE ENERGY RESOURCE, INC.

  2730 WALDEN DR, AUGUSTA, GA, 30904

  Registry ID: 110071100740

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALTERNATE ENERGY RESOURCES SITE (AER) (04-2012-C011)entered 2012-02-09

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2009-03-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-07-21PRN Sent
• 2011-09-13Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2011-10-03Complaint Filed With Court
• 2012-02-09Final Order Entered
• 2012-02-09Concluded
• 2012-02-09Final Order Lodged