EPA Cuts Deal: $346K to Scrub Connecticut Toxins
Published Date: 4/2/2026
Notice
Summary
The EPA is making a deal with Barth-Colburn Realty Company to settle costs for cleaning up the Price-Driscoll Site in Waterford, Connecticut. Barth-Colburn will pay $346,567 to cover part of the EPA’s $534,717 cleanup expenses, and in return, the EPA won’t sue them over this site. People have until May 4, 2026, to share their thoughts on this agreement.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Company Must Pay $346,567
Barth-Colburn Realty Company agrees to pay the U.S. EPA $346,567 to resolve cleanup cost claims for the Price-Driscoll Site. The payment is due within seven days after the Agreement's Effective Date; EPA reported it incurred approximately $534,717 in past response costs at the site.
EPA Grants Covenant Not To Sue
In exchange for the payment, EPA will provide Barth-Colburn Realty Company a covenant not to sue or take administrative action under CERCLA Sections 106 and 107(a) for remedial performance or cost recovery related to the Price-Driscoll Site, subject to standard reservations of rights. The covenant becomes effective on the Agreement's Effective Date as defined in the settlement notice.
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