EPA v. City of Newark, New Jersey
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
City agrees to put the Site property (which it acquired through foreclosure) up for sale. The proceeds from that sale will be used to reimburse EPA for its removal costs. EPA has a CERCLA lien on the Site, which is located in Newark, based on those costs, related to removal from the Site of hundreds of drums and other containers of hazardous substances.
Defendants (1)
- City of Newark, New JerseyNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BYRNE LABORATORIES INC.
226-228 SHERMAN STREET, NEWARK, NJ, 07114
Registry ID: 110011577285
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107L — Lien
Enforcement conclusions (1)
City of Newark, New Jerseyentered 2011-05-09
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2011-05-09Final Order Issued
- 2011-05-09Enforcement Action Closed
- 2011-05-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600022048
- Case number
- 02-2011-2014
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- NJSUP
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Lien
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2011-2014 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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