EPA v. PRINCETON GAMMA-TECH/MONTGOMERY TWP

Case summary

THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SITE INVOLVES TCE-CONTAMINATION IN AN AQUIFER UNDERLYING THE SITE. THIS ACTION IS BROUGHT AGAINST A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN LINKED TO TCE DISPOSAL AT THE SITE AND THE CORPORATION THAT PURCHASED THIS COMPANY, MAKING IT A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY. THE COSTS SOUGHT FROM THESE DEFENDANTS ARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDY (RI/FS), AND THE FIRST OPERABLE UNIT OF THE RECORD OF DECISION (ROD) THAT PROVIDED AN ALTERNATE WATER SUPPLY, AS WELL AS THOSE COSTS TO DATE FOR DESIGN OF THE PUMP AND TREAT PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BE PUT INTO PLACE AT THE SITE. THE ROCKY HILL MUNICIPAL WELLFIELD SITE INVOLVES TCE CONTAMINATION IN AN AQUIFER UNDERLYING THE SITE. THE COSTS SOUGHT ARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RI/FS AND THE COSTS TO DATE FOR DESIGN OF THE PUMP AND TREAT REMEDIAL PROGRAM THAT WILL BE PUT IN PLACE AT THE SITE. A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT FOR FUTURE COSTS IS ALSO SOUGHT. Second consent decree settles the government's action against two Defendants. They had been brought into the case as Third Party Defendants by Princeton Gamma-Tech, the main defendant in this case. The United States settled with Princeton Gamma-Tech in 2004. There is an additional settlement expected in this case. Third consent decree, entered on June 18, 2012, settles the government's action against seven Defendants.

Defendants (11)

• FIFTH DIMENSION INCNamed in settlement
• OUTOKUMPU (U.S.A.) INC.
• PRINCETON GAMMA-TECH INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• S&S INVESTMENTSNamed in settlement
• SANDS, GEORGE JRNamed in settlement
• SANDS, JEFFREYNamed in settlement
• Frederick DeCiccoNamed in settlement
• Cornelius Van CleefNamed in settlement
• Hilton Realty Co., LLCNamed in settlement
• George Sands, Sr.Named in settlement
• Estelle SandsNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• ROCKY HILL MUNICIPAL WELL

  WASHINGTON STREET, ROCKY HILL, NJ, 08553

  Registry ID: 110009300158

• MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

  N OF RTE 518, SKILLMAN, NJ, 08558

  Registry ID: 110010601492

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (3)

• PRINCETON GAMMA-TECH/MONTGOMERY TWPentered 2012-06-18

  Primary law: CERCLA

• PRINCETON GAMMA-TECH/MONTGOMERY TWPentered 2004-09-29

  Primary law: CERCLA

• PRINCETON GAMMA-TECH/MONTGOMERY TWPentered 2009-12-08

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1990-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-02-25Complaint Filed With Court
• 1999-03-01Amended Complaint
• 2009-07-21Final Order Lodged
• 2012-06-18Concluded
• 2012-06-18Final Order Entered