New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced a $7 million settlement with Avnet, Inc., for costs associated with the remediation of the C&D Power Systems (C&D Batteries) State Superfund Site in the town of Deerpark, Orange County. As part of a recent Order on Consent and Administrative Settlement negotiated by DEC in partnership with the Office of the New York State Attorney General, the former owner and operator of the site will pay $6.3 million towards the cost of remediation activities already underway and $700,000 for Natural Resource Damages (NRD). 

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