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02-1994-0195JudicialClosedFY 1994· Region 02

EPA v. AOW CAPITAL ASSOCIATES/TITAN LIGHTING

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Cost recovery

$180,000

Case summary

********FACILITY******* TITAN LIGHTING CORPORATION 224 LALOR STREET TRENTON, NJ *********************** EPA UNDERTOOK REMOVAL OF TRAILERS FROM SITE. TRAILERS CONTAINED NEARLY 600 CONTAINERS HOLDING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. SOME CONTAINERS WERE REMOVED FROM TRAILERS AT THE SITE; OTHERS WERE REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF AT A SECOND SITE TO WHICH THE PARTIALLY EMPTIED TRAILERS WERE RELOCATED DURING THE REMOVAL. THE TRAILERS WERE RELOCATED BECAUSE OF THE DANGER TO LOCAL RESIDENTS AT THE SITE WHERE THE TRAILERS WERE ORIGINALLY LOCATED. THE PRINCIPAL PRP IS NOW AOW CAPITAL ASSOCIATES, THE OWNER OF THE ORIGINAL SITE WHERE THE TRAILERS WERE LOCATED. THE INDIVIDUAL PARTNERS OF AOW ARE ALSO PRPS ONE FURTHER PRP IS STEPHEN THAU- HE ARRANGED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF THE TRAILERS AT THE SITE.

Defendants (8)

  • ALAN D. JACOBSONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • AOW CAPITAL ASSOCIATESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • FRANCES ROSENBERGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • IRVING FACHERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • LENARD E. JACOBSONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • MARVIN L. FACHERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • SIDNEY KANENGISERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • STEPHEN THAU

Facilities (1)

  • TITAN LIGHTING

    224 LALOR RD, TRENTON, NJ, 086113508

    Registry ID: 110004210880

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107ACost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • AOW CAPITAL ASSOCIATES ET, ALentered 1995-09-07

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

  • 1993-11-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1994-06-20Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1995-07-05Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1995-09-07Final Order Lodged
  • 1995-09-07Final Order Entered
  • 1995-09-07Concluded
  • 1995-10-04Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
5099
Case number
02-1994-0195
DOJ docket
90-11-3-1319
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 02-1994-0195 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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