EPA v. PALMYRA ATOLL - PPA
Final Order No Penalty
Compliance action
$10,000
Case summary
THIS IS A PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER AGREEMENT WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY TO PURCHASE PALMYRA ATOLL, FORMERLY USED AS A DEFENSE SITE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN (US TERRITORY, NOT PART OF ANY STATE). THE ATOLL WILL BE MANAGED AS AN ECOLOGICAL PRESERVE IN COOPERATION WITH THE US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IS REQUIRED TO PAY EPA $10,000 ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THIS PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER AGREEMENT BASED ON THE EPA MODEL.
Defendants (1)
- THE NATURE CONSERVANCYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PALMYRA ATOLL - NATURE CONSERVANCY PRESERVE
NORTHEAST OF ZERO DEGREES LAT./170 DEGREES W.LONG., PALMYRA ATOLL, TT, 96262
Registry ID: 110010590217
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PALMYRA ATOLL - NATURE CONSERVANCYentered 2000-11-16
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-11-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-11-16Final Order Issued
- 2000-11-16Enforcement Action Closed
- 2001-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53858
- Case number
- 09-2001-0151
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- HAZ.W
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2001-0151 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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