EPA v. EXIDE CORP aka GOULD ELECTRONICS INC.
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
Action for recovery of EPA's removal costs at the Gould/Magic Marker Site in Trenton, NJ. Settlement provides for recovery of $285,000 of EPA's $414,000 in removal costs. Two types of wastes were remediated at the Site, lead wastes and solvent wastes. Generator of solvent wastes no longer a viable entity, so 100% recovery was not possible due to divisibility issues. Gould, Inc. (now Gould Electronic Inc.) operated at the Site form the 1947 to 1979. Ford Motor Co. operated at the Site from 1941 to 1947.
Defendants (5)
- GNB TECHNOLOGIES INC
- GOULD TECHNOLOGIES (NKA EXIDE) INFO ONLY
- EXIDE CORP (SUCCESSOR TO GOULD TECHNOL)
- Ford Motor Co
- Gould Electronics IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GOULD BATTERY CORP
467 CALHOUN ST, TRENTON, NJ, 08618
Registry ID: 110035840463
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
EXIDE CORP aka GOULD ELECTRONICS INC.entered 2007-12-05
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2000-12-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2001-01-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2007-09-08Complaint Filed With Court
- 2007-09-28Final Order Lodged
- 2007-12-05Concluded
- 2007-12-05Final Order Entered
- 2009-12-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 8156
- Case number
- 02-2001-0005
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-3-07371
- 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 02-2001-0005 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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