EPA v. General Electric Company
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
This action concerns the Grand Street Mercury Site, which was the former location of a lighting manufacturing facility, once owned and operated by General Electric. Mercury contamination was found at the Site, and EPA has unreimbursed response costs relating to response actions performed at the Site by EPA. The relief requested is recovery of unreimbursed past costs of approximately $19.3 million. GE is currently performing several elements of the remedial action for the Site, as well as providing site security, pursuant to two unilateral administrative orders issued in 1997 and 1998.
Defendants (1)
- General Electric CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GRAND STREET MERCURY
722 GRAND STREET, HOBOKEN, NJ, 070302809
Registry ID: 110004129372
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
General Electric Companyentered 2006-08-02
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2003-07-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2003-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-09-29Complaint Filed With Court
- 2006-04-25Final Order Lodged
- 2006-08-02Final Order Entered
- 2006-08-02Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 100072
- Case number
- 02-2003-0013
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-3-1769
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- NJSUP
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2003-0013 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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