Development Company Appeals Tainted Groundwater Case To 1st Circuit

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Co. (PRIDCO) on Aug. 19 filed a notice in a federal court in Puerto Rico that it is appealing to the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals the lower court's ruling ordering it to pay $5.3 million to the government for costs incurred pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) related to remediation of toxins at the Maunabo Area Groundwater Contamination Superfund site (United States v. Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, No. 15-2328, D. Puerto Rico).
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