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02-2018-2020Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2018· Region 02

EPA v. The City of New York

Final Order With Unspecified Cost Recovery

Case summary

The Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent concerns the preparation and performance of a focused feasibility study (FFS) by the Respondent for operable unit number 2 (OU2), which effort consists of evaluating the impact of current and reasonably anticipated future discharges of hazardous substances from combined sewer overflows to the Newtown Creek study area portion of the Newtown Creek Superfund Site.

Defendants (1)

  • The City of New YorkNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • NEWTOWN CREEK

    SOUTH END OF IVY HILL ROAD, BROOKLYN, QUEENS, NY, 11222

    Registry ID: 110037285979

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107ACost Recovery
  • CERCLA 122AAgreement to Perform Work Under 104B

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • The City of New Yorkentered 2018-12-20

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2018-12-20Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2018-12-20Final Order Issued
  • 2019-02-05Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3601736129
Case number
02-2018-2020
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
02
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Cost Recovery

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2018-2020 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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