Notice of Proposed Settlement; Talisman Sugar Corporation Properties, Palm Beach and Hendry Counties, Florida

Résumé

Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and under section 7003(d) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6973(d), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to enter into a ``prospective purchaser agreement'' (PPA) concerning property owned by the Talisman Sugar Corporation (``Talisman'') in Palm Beach and Hendry Counties, Florida. EPA proposes to enter into the PPA with The Nature Conservancy (``TNC''), a non-profit District of Columbia corporation, and the South Florida Water Management District, (the ``District''), a special ad valorem taxing authority established by the Florida legislature, which is responsible for management of water delivery in South Florida. The PPA concerns the acquisition by TNC and the District of certain real property presently owned or leased by Talisman in Palm Beach and Hendry Counties, Florida. The real property in question (the ``Property'') consists of approximately 50,757 acres in the Everglades Agricultural Area (``EAA''). Most of the Property is currently owned by Talisman, but the Property includes certain parcels leased by Talisman. The Property is