EPA v. 1600 Route 1 Holdings LLC

Case summary

The Site is an approximately 650,000 square foot warehouse with multiple tenants, including an automotive repair/supply business, a home furnishing business, and a plastics injection molding company. The Respondent was the owner and/or operator of the facility at the time of release. On July 22, 2015, EPA was notified of a fire that resulted in the release of hazardous substances, including, but not limited to, hydrogen cyanide, at or from the Site. EPA promptly mobilized by deploying personnel to the Site, including Environmental Response Team personnel and their Scientific, Engineering, Response & Analytical Services Program contractor, and undertook a removal action at the Site (Removal Action) pursuant to CERCLA. EPA incurred response costs pursuant to Section 104(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. ? 9604(a), for the removal action. The administrative agreement provides for payment of $102,479.45, the full amount of response costs (plus interest) that EPA incurred for the removal action. In turn, EPA granted the Respondent a covenant not to sue under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. ? 9607(a), to recover EPA's past costs.

Defendants (1)

• 1600 Route 1 Holdings LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NORTH BRUNSWICK WAREHOUSE FIRE SUPERFUND SITE

  1600 LIVINGSTON AVE, NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ, 08902

  Registry ID: 110070083091

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• 1600 Route 1 Holdings LLCentered 2017-07-17

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2017-07-17Enforcement Action Closed
• 2017-07-17Final Order Issued
• 2017-07-20Enforcement Action Data Entered