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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Judicial · FY1995 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery · 5441

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Penalty
$613K
Cost recovery
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-1995-0242
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
DOJ Docket
90-11-2-1157
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

GENERAL ELECTRIC OPERATES A FACILITY IN THE TOWN OF JUANA DIAZ SINCE 1956. DURING THE YEARS 1957 UNTIL 1969 G.E. DISCARDED SWITCHES CONTAINING ELEMENTAL MERCURY. DEFENDANTS HAVE CONDUCTED RI/FS AND RD, AND WILL CONDUCT RA, PURSUANT TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT ENTERED IN 1984. THIS ACTION SEEKS THE RECOVERY OF UNREIMBURSED EPA RESPONSE COSTS IN CONDUCTING MONITORING, AND TREATABILITY STUDIES AND FOR OVERSIGHT OF DEFENDANTS' IMPLEMENTATION OF RI/FS AND RD/RA. THE ACTION ALSO SEEKS A DECLARATORY JUDGE- MENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF FUTURE COSTS; UNDER CERCLA 107(A). THERE ARE TWO (2) PROPOSED DEFENDANTS (PRPS) FACILITY NAME: G.E. WIRING, KM 67B CARRETERA NO 149 CITY & ST: JUANA DIAZ, PR 00665 09/29/95 - REFERRED TO DOJ 03/26/96 - COMPLAINT FILED (TWO DEFENDANTS) 10/31/97 - CD LODGED 02/09/98 - CD ENTERED 08/17/00 - CD TERMINATED CASE CLOSED (CD #02-1998-C008).

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