EPA v. RAILROAD SALVAGE

Case summary

On December 16, 2020, a U.S. Magistrate Judge signed an ex parte administrative warrant granting EPA access for one year, starting on March 1, 2021 and ending on February 28, 2022, at the Railroad Salvage/Griswold Cotton Mill Site in Montague, Massachusetts. This warrant is necessary because the Agency is unable to locate anyone who can provide voluntary access to the Site. EPA requests access to perform a removal action to address, among other things, asbestos following a fire at the Site. EPA has been working closely with the Commonwealth and with the Town of Montague on this planned removal action. On October 23, 2020, Region 1 referred a request to DOJ for the issuance of an ex parte administrative warrant at the Railroad Salvage/Griswold Cotton Mill Site in Montague, Massachusetts. This warrant is necessary because the Agency is unable to locate anyone who can provide voluntary access to the Site. EPA requests access to perform a removal action to address, among other things, asbestos following a fire at the Site. EPA has been working closely with the Massachusetts and the Town of Montague on this planned removal action.

Defendants (1)

• Railroad SalvageNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GRISWOLD COTTON MILL/ RAILROAD SALVAGE BUILDING

  11-15 POWER STREET, MONTAGUE, MA, 01376

  Registry ID: 110039547960

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 104E3 — Entry Access

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RAILROAD SALVAGEentered 2020-12-16

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2020-10-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2020-12-16Final Order Entered
• 2020-12-16Final Order Lodged
• 2020-12-16Complaint Filed With Court
• 2021-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered