EPA v. Beam, Inc. et al.

Case summary

Unilateral administrative order to thirty parties directing that they undertake the majority of the Remedial Design (RD) of the dredging and capping remedy selected in the September 27, 2013 Record of Decision for the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The Order does not include RD tasks related to solids controls for combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and the 1st Street Basin, which are being discussed with the City of New York. The estimated value of the work under the Order is $35 million.

Defendants (30)

• Brink’s Inc.Named in settlement
• Brooklyn Union Gas Co d/b/a National Grid New YorkNamed in settlement
• Beam, Inc.Named in settlement
• Beazer East, Inc.Named in settlement
• Citigroup, Inc.Named in settlement
• CBS Corp.Named in settlement
• Verizon New York Inc.Named in settlement
• The Union Oil Company of CaliforniaNamed in settlement
• The Brooklyn Improvement Co.Named in settlement
• TDA Industries, Inc.Named in settlement
• Stauffer Management Company, LLCNamed in settlement
• Kraft Foods Global, Inc.Named in settlement
• Honeywell International Inc.Named in settlement
• Hess Corp.Named in settlement
• Hauck Manufacturing Co.Named in settlement
• ExxonMobil Oil Corp.Named in settlement
• Dun and Bradstreet Corp.Named in settlement
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.Named in settlement
• MCIZ Corp.Named in settlement
• Fifteen Second Avenue LLCNamed in settlement
• 36-2nd-J Corp.Named in settlement
• 107 Sixth Street LLCNamed in settlement
• MRC Holdings, Inc.Named in settlement
• NL Industries, Inc.Named in settlement
• Northville Industries Corp.Named in settlement
• …and 5 more

Facilities (1)

• GOWANUS CANAL

  BUTLER ST (BETWEEN BOND ST AND NEVINS ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11231

  Registry ID: 110033604197

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Beam, Inc. et al.entered 2014-03-20

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-03-20Final Order Issued
• 2014-03-20Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered