U.S. Files Environmental Suit Against Delaware Regarding State-Owned Military Plot December 17, 2020 In a District of Delaware complaint, filed on Wednesday, the United States alleged that the State of Delaware has not fulfilled its obligations under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and asked that the state be required to pay response costs incurred by the country to clean up the release of hazardous waste in an area owned by the state. The location of the release is Landfill Area #1, which is in the Fort DuPont State Park, and more specifically in a 10 to 20 acres area within the Governor Bacon Health Center. The area has reportedly been owned by the defendant since 1947. The Delaware River as well as the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal border the land; they allegedly could be contaminated by the waste if the clean-up efforts did not occur.