EPA v. TANG REALTY, ET AL

Case summary

RECOMMENDS THE INITIATION OF REMEDIAL DESIGN/REMEDIAL ACTION (RD/RA) NEGOTIATIONS W/ PRPS REGARDING THE CHEMSOL, INC. SUPERFUND SITE, LOCATED IN PISCATAWAY, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. THE PRPS ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING AN INTERIM REMEDY AT THIS SITE UNDER A UAO ISSUED BY EPA IN 1992 (#02-92-0106). A SETTLEMENT BY JUDICIAL CD WILL BE SOUGHT W/ THESE PRPS FOR THE NEXT OPERABLE UNIT. A PROPOSED PLAN WAS ISSUED IN AUG. 1997. THE SCOPE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS WILL INCLUDE PERFORMANCE OF THE RD/RA BY THE PRPS & THE RECOVERY OF PASTS COSTS INCURRED BY EPA FOR A RI/FS AND REMOVAL ACTION CONDUCTED BY EPA AT THE SITE. A Consent decree, entered by the Court on December 4, 2008, amends the decree entered on January 26, 2000 by adding additional parties.

Defendants (71)

• BASF CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BENJAMIN MOORE & CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BORDEN INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• COLGATE PALMOLIVE CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ALLIEDSIGNAL INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ASHLAND CHEMICAL INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BECTON DICKINSON & CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CON-LUX COATINGS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CURTIS-WRIGHT CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CYTEC INDUSTRIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• DOW CHEMICAL CO (THE)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ELF ATOCHEM (NOT IN THE SETTLEMENT)Named in complaint
• EXXON CHEMICAL CO (AMERICAS SETTLEMENT)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• TANG REALTYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• W. R. Grace & Co.Named in settlement
• Sequa CorporationNamed in settlement
• Novartis CorporationNamed in settlement
• Pratt & WhitneyNamed in settlement
• Foster Wheeler CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Fedders Corporation
• Engelhard Corporation
• Egyptian Lacquer Manufacturing CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 46 more

Facilities (1)

• CHEMSOL, INC.

  FLEMING ST, PISCATAWAY, NJ, 08854

  Registry ID: 110014523961

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.entered 2008-12-04

  Primary law: CERCLA

• ALLIEDSIGNAL INC ET ALentered 2000-01-26

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (10 milestones)

• 1998-06-18PRN Sent
• 1998-06-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-07-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-08-10Complaint Filed With Court
• 2004-09-23Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2008-08-21Amended Complaint
• 2008-08-22Final Order Lodged
• 2008-12-04Final Order Entered
• 2008-12-04Concluded
• 2008-12-04Consent Decree Amendment