Opinion ID: 482542
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: RCRA Findings

Text: 12 The district court held that RCRA Sec. 7003(a), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973(a), requires a finding of negligence in order to hold past off-site generators and transporters liable for response costs, id. at 836, and thus RCRA did not apply to past non-negligent off-site generators and transporters of hazardous substances. Id. at 834-37; accord United States v. A & F Materials Co., 578 F.Supp. 1249, 1258 (S.D.Ill.1984); United States v. Waste Industries, Inc., 556 F.Supp. 1301, 1308 (E.D.N.C.1982), rev'd, 734 F.2d 159 (4th Cir.1984); United States v. Wade, 546 F.Supp. 785, 790 (E.D.Pa.1982), appeal dismissed, 713 F.2d 49 (3d Cir.1983); United States v. Midwest Solvent Recovery, Inc., 484 F.Supp. 138, 144 (N.D.Ind.1980).