EPA v. SUMMITVILLE/FRIEDLAND
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$22,500,000
Case summary
THIS REFERRAL ALLEGES THAT FRIEDLAND'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE MANAGEMENT CONTROL AND DECISION MAKING RISES TO THE LEVEL OF MAKING HIM PERSONALLY LIABLE AS AN OPERATOR OF THE SITE. THE REGION REQUESTED THAT DOJ FILE THIS ACTION IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO FREEZE FRIEDLAND'S ASSETS IN CANADA PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION ACT.
Defendants (7)
- SOUTH MOUNTAIN MINERALS CORP.Named in complaint
- WILLIAM A. MOORENamed in complaint
- BRAD G. MORSENamed in complaint
- DAVID H. TIPPITNamed in complaint
- GRAY EAGLE MINING CORP.Named in complaint
- ROBERT FRIEDLANDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- AZTEC MINERALS CORP.Named in complaint
Facilities (1)
GALACTIC RESOURCES INCORPORATED SUMMITVILLE CMC
SEC 30 T37N R4E, SUMMITVILLE, CO, 81132
Registry ID: 110001436624
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107 — Superfund
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SUMMITVILLE/FRIEDLANDentered 2001-06-14
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1996-05-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-05-17Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1996-05-23Complaint Filed With Court
- 2000-12-22Final Order Lodged
- 2001-06-14Final Order Entered
- 2001-06-14Concluded
- 2001-09-06Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 50591
- Case number
- 08-1996-0135
- DOJ docket
- NONE ASSIGNED
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Superfund
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1996-0135 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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