EPA v. Gemini Arts Initiative, Inc.

Case summary

The Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent calls for the Respondent to perform a two phase removal action. Phase one includes excavation, disposal and capping of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in soils, and installation of a groundwater well extraction system to address PCBs beneath the building. The Respondent will also design the phase two approach for decontamination of PCB-contaminated interior building surfaces and a new bulkhead to provide support to the depths necessary for the dredging and capping selected in the September 2013 Site remedy. The first phase of work is valued at $6 million. Respondent will also reimburse EPA for its costs of overseeing the work. On June 19, 2020, an amendment was signed whereby the Respondent agreed to perform the final phase of a removal action needed to convert a former power station into a non-profit industrial arts center. The work, valued at $5 million, includes decontamination of polychlorinated biphenyls (�PCBs�) within the building, and construction of a new bulkhead to support the Canal dredging projected to start in late summer 2020.

Defendants (1)

• Gemini Arts Initiative, Inc.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GOWANUS CANAL

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

  Registry ID: 110033604197

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• Gemini Arts Initiative, Inc.entered 2017-06-26

  Primary law: CERCLA

• Gemini Arts Initiative, Inc.entered 2020-06-19

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2017-06-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-06-19Final Order Issued