EPA v. J&M LAND CO.

Case summary

EPA SENT A REFERRAL TO DOJ IN SEPT. 1993. RECOMMENDED AS POTENTIAL DEFENDANTS WERE CHANPION CHEMICAL CO ( CHAMPION ), IMPERIAL OIL CO., INC. ( IMPERIAL ), J&M LAND CO. ( J&M ) & JERSEY CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT CO. ( JCP&L ). EPA AND DOJ ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE SETTLEMENTS WITH EACH PARTY. NEGO- TIATIONS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL WITH CHAMPION AND IMPERIAL AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED AGAINST BOTH COMPANIES ON 3/29/96. SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS CONTINUED WITH BOTH PARTIES. CONSENT DECREES FOR BOTH PARTIES WERE SIGNED BY EPA ON 7/12/96. A COMPLIANT WAS FILED BY DOJ ALONG WITH THE TWO CD'S (ONE FOR J&M AND ONE FOR JCP&L) IN FEDERAL DIST. COURT IN NJ ON 7/15/96. PURSUANT TO THE CD'S, WHEN ENTERED BY THE COURT, JCP&L WILL PAY ITS APPORTIONED SHARE OF $67,500 & J&M WILL PAY ITS APPORTIONED SHARE OF $30,000 TOWARD THE COSTS INCURRED AT THE IMPERIAL OIL/CHAMPION CHEMICAL SUPERFUND SITE ( SITE ) LOCATED IN MORGANVILLE, MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ. ALL OTHER RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED BY EPA AT THIS SITE ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE COST RECOVERY ACTION FILED BY DOJ ON MARCH 29, 1996 IN THE CASE ENTITLED U.S. V. CHAMPION CHEMICAL. * 2 DEFENDANTS * FACILITY NAME: IMPERIAL OIL CO INC/CHAMPION CHEMICAL SITE ADDRESS: ORCHARD PLACE CITY & STATE: MORGANVILLE, NJ 07751 * DECREE ENTERED ON 9/24/96 COST RECOVERY AWARDED $30,000 CD NAMED J&M LAND CO AND JERSEY CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT CO. * DECREE ENTERED ON 10/2/96 COST RECOVERY AWARDED $67,500 CD NAMED JERSEY CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT

Defendants (2)

• J&M LAND CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• JERSEY CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• IMPERIAL OIL COMP INC

  48 ORCHARD PL, MORGANVILLE, NJ, 07751

  Registry ID: 110006706225

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• J&M LAND CO AND JCP&LCentered 1996-09-24

  Primary law: CERCLA

• JERSEY CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHTentered 1996-10-02

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1993-04-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1993-09-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1996-07-15Complaint Filed With Court
• 1996-10-02Final Order Lodged
• 1996-10-02Final Order Entered
• 1996-10-02Concluded
• 1996-11-22Enforcement Action Closed