EPA v. Newmark Groundwater / County of San Bernardino
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
This is a Civil Judicial Referral pursuant to CERCLA asking DOJ to file simultaneously a complaint and consent decree between the United States and the County of San Bernardino regarding the Newmark Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site. The consent decree provides for the County to pay $11 million to resolve its potential liability at the Site.
Defendants (1)
- County of San BernardinoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NEWMARK GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION SITE
BUNKER HILL GROUND WATER BASIN, SAN BERNARDINO, CA, 92408
Registry ID: 110009268283
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Newmark Groundwater / County of San Bernardinoentered 2008-01-03
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2007-09-20Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2007-10-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2007-11-02Complaint Filed With Court
- 2007-11-02Final Order Lodged
- 2008-01-03Enforcement Action Closed
- 2008-01-03Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600068132
- Case number
- 09-2007-0194
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2007-0194 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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