[CPEO-MEF] FORMER SITES, LEAD: "Feds sue Delaware over environmental cleanup at state park"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Feds sue Delaware over environmental cleanup at state park

By RANDALL CHASE
Associated Press
December 17, 2020

DOVER, Del. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a lawsuit seeking millions of dollars from the state of Delaware for costs associated with the cleanup of lead-contaminated material at Fort DuPont State Park.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the federal government is owed some $3.8 million for cleaning up lead-contaminated material more than five years ago from a former dump site at the park.

The lawsuit states that federal officials notified the state in August 2016 of potential liability that demanded payment of response costs. As of December 2019, the United States had incurred cost of about $3.8 million, including more than $136,000 of prejudgment interest, according to the lawsuit.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/12/17/feds-sue-delaware-over-environmental-cleanup-state-park/3949948001/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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