-=> Quoting Tom Ezell to Michael Bowen <=-
 MB> JP> I worked for a local hardware store for about 9 months before it
 MB> JP> closed.  One  of the thing we did was pump K-1 Kerosene for
 TE> heating.  A
 MB> JP> lot of kerosene got  spilled over the years, and I am sure there is
 MB> JP> still some in the ground.  My  understanding of EPA regs is that ANY
 MB> JP> owner of that land is responsible for  pollution on the site,
 MB> JP> regardless of any ignorance of the problem.  is this  correct?
 TE> The current owner is the one that they come after to pay for cleaning
 TE> up the property.  
 TE> EPA started a program last year called "Brownfields", where they will
 TE> strictly limit the future liability of a company that will come in,
 TE> clean up, and re-occupy an old abandoned industrial site (a
 TE> "brownfield") rather than building new in previously virgin lands
 TE> ("greenfields").  So far, it's been well-received.
 TE> Tom
Thanks for the input.
 
 
 
 MB>I heard about a place in Niagra Falls New York where they use to make
 MB>airplanes
 MB>where the ground is polluted.  The place is practically deserted, and the
 MB>company is making no plans to sell it because that means they would have
 MB>to clean it up.
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