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02-1998-0261JudicialClosedFY 1998· Region 02

EPA v. WOODWARD METAL PROCESSING CORP

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Cost recovery

$980,370

Case summary

COST RECOVERY ACTION REGARDING THE WOODWARD METAL PROCESSING CORPORATION SUPERFUND SITE. EPA SEEKS THE RECOVERY OF RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE. THE PROPOSED DEFENDANTS ARE THE OWNER, THE OPERATOR, AND THIRTEEN GENERATORS AT THE SITE.

Defendants (11)

  • ACADEMY AUTO RECYCLING
  • C&R WASTE MATERIALS
  • D'ANGELO, FRANK/COUNTY AUTO WRECKERS
  • FIERMAN, MURIEL ROSENBERGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • ONE STOP SERVICE
  • PLAINFIELD AUTO WRECKERSNamed in complaint
  • ROSENBERG, EUGENENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • TEPLITZ AUTO PARTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • TRENTON IRON & METAL, INC.Named in complaint
  • WM BROWN & SONS
  • WOODWARD METAL PROCESSING CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • WOODWARD METAL PROCESSING CORPORATION

    125 WOODWARD STREET, JERSEY CITY, NJ, 07306

    Registry ID: 110060374054

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107ACost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (4)

  • FIERMAN, MURIEL ROSENBERG (WOODWARD ET AL)entered 2001-02-21

    Primary law: CERCLA

  • TEPLITZ AUTO PARTS INCentered 2001-07-18

    Primary law: CERCLA

  • WOODWARD METAL PROCESSING ET ALentered 2001-07-05

    Primary law: CERCLA

  • ROSENBERG, EUGENE (WOODWARD ET AL)entered 2001-06-21

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

  • 1998-04-13Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1998-06-10Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1998-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2001-03-23Final Order Lodged
  • 2001-07-18Final Order Entered
  • 2001-07-18Concluded
  • 2004-02-26Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
6611
Case number
02-1998-0261
DOJ docket
90-11-2-1299/1
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 02-1998-0261 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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