EPA v. WHEATON INDUSTRIES
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$4,000,000
Case summary
THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 107 OF CERCLA, TO RECOVER COSTS INCURRED BY THE U.S. EPA IN TAKING A RESPONSE ACTION AT THE WILLIAMS PROPERTY SITE IN MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY AND TO OBTAIN A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT FOR FUTURE COSTS. THE PROPOSED DEFENDANTS INCLUDE THE SITE OWNERS, GENERATORS AND TRANS- PORTERS. AS PER SUPERFUND TRUST FUND COLLECTION REPORT $3,447,768.00 WAS COLLECTED ON 03/25/94.
Defendants (1)
- WHEATON INDUSTRIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WILLIAMS PROPERTY
RR 1, SIEGTOWN ROAD, SWAINTON MIDDLE, NJ, 08210
Registry ID: 110017236267
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WHEATON INDUSTRIESentered 1994-02-23
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1990-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-09-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1990-09-28Complaint Filed With Court
- 1994-02-23Final Order Lodged
- 1994-02-23Final Order Entered
- 1994-02-23Concluded
- 1994-10-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3903
- Case number
- 02-1990-0178
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-2-288
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- NJSUP
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1990-0178 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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