Environmental Protection Agency
- [CERCLA-01-2026-0042; FRL-13289-01-R1]
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comments.
SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement regarding the Price-Driscoll Site, located in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, with the Settling Party, Barth-Colburn Realty Company. The proposed settlement requires the Settling Party to pay EPA $346,567 to resolve the matter at the Price-Driscoll Site, where EPA has incurred past response costs of approximately $534,717. In exchange, EPA will provide the Settling Party with a covenant not to sue or take administrative action for performance of removal work or recovery of response costs related to the Price-Driscoll Site. The settlement has been approved by the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice pursuant to the authority of the Attorney General of the United States to compromise and settle claims of the United States.
DATES:
Comments must be submitted by May 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Comments should be addressed to Megan Roberts-Edwards, Enforcement Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (4-MD), Boston, MA 02109-3912; telephone number: (617) 918-1542; email address: edwards.megan@epa.gov and should reference the Price-Driscoll Site, U.S. EPA Docket No: CERCLA-01-2026-0042. For 30 days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to this settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public ( printed page 16697) inspection at the Environmental Protection Agency—Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Stacy Greendlinger, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (02-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone number: (617) 918-1403, email address: greendlinger.stacy@epa.gov. Direct technical questions to Stacy Greendlinger and legal questions to Megan Roberts-Edwards, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (4-MD), Boston, MA 02109-3912; telephone number: (617) 918-1542, email address: edwards.megan@epa.gov.