CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: Price-Driscoll Superfund Site, Waterford, Connecticut

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed administrative settlement under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) concerning the Price-Driscoll Site in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut. The settlement involves Barth-Colburn Realty Company as the sole Settling Party. Under the terms of the proposed agreement, Barth-Colburn Realty Company will pay EPA $346,567 to resolve its liability related to the site. This amount represents approximately 64.8% of the roughly $534,717 in past response costs that EPA has incurred at the Price-Driscoll Site. In return for the payment, EPA will grant the Settling Party a covenant not to sue and will refrain from taking administrative action against them for performance of removal work or recovery of response costs associated with the Price-Driscoll Site. This provides Barth-Colburn Realty with legal finality and protection from future EPA enforcement actions related to the site. The settlement has been reviewed and approved by the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, acting under the authority of the Attorney General to compromise and settle claims on behalf of the United States.

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