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\"\"The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement on Wednesday under which Fred D. Godley Jr. and two of his companies \u2013 436 Cone Avenue LLC and F.D. Godley Number Three LLC \u2013 will pay $1.25 million for government cleanup work<\/span><\/p>\n

The clean will be made at the Pineville Textile Mill Superfund Site in Pineville, North Carolina, and the Old Davis Hospital Superfund Site in Statesville, North Carolina.<\/span><\/p>\n

The cleanup effort removed almost 4,000 tons of asbestos-contaminated debris from the Old Davis Hospital Superfund Site and oversaw the removal of asbestos-contaminated debris and drums of oil containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from the Pineville Textile Mill Superfund Site. <\/span><\/p>\n

Asbestos and PCBs are carcinogenic hazardous substances and may pose risks to human health, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The Justice Department, on behalf of the EPA, sued the defendants in 2019 to recover the federal unpaid cleanup costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (also commonly known as \u201cCERCLA\u201d or \u201cthe Superfund law\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n

The federal\u00a0 complaint<\/a>\u00a0alleged that Godley\u2019s companies owned and operated the two sites. <\/span><\/p>\n

The complaint further alleged that Godley, as the companies\u2019 manager, also operated the sites and made the decision to demolish aged and dilapidated buildings without ensuring that asbestos was surveyed and safely removed before demolition began. <\/span><\/p>\n

These demolition activities caused the release and threat of release of asbestos and PCBs into the air and ground and potentially offsite into nearby residential neighborhoods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The settlement comes on the heels of a successful trial, completed in January in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, in which a jury returned a verdict finding Godley personally liable for the government\u2019s costs at the Old Davis Hospital Superfund Site under the legal doctrine of piercing the corporate veil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis settlement and the jury\u2019s verdict send the message that an individual cannot hide behind the corporate shield when he creates and perpetuates a public health risk in the community,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim of the Justice Department\u2019s Environment and Natural Resources Division.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEPA is committed to protecting communities by enforcing an individual\u2019s obligations to properly manage and dispose of hazardous waste,\u201d said EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman. \u201cThis verdict reflects EPA\u2019s continued commitment to protect human health and the environment by ensuring compliance with state and federal environmental laws.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0consent decree<\/a> requires Godley and his companies to reimburse the EPA $1.25 million in costs, and requires Godley to provide the EPA notice whenever he undertakes future demolition activities on properties.<\/span><\/p>\n

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