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 107A — Cost 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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