EPA v. City of New York
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
The Consent Judgment requires the City of New York to pay the United States approximately $1.6 million for past costs incurred by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency related to addressing conditions at the New York City-owned property. The Consent Judgment also requires the City of New York to fund and perform remedial work on New York City-owned property, including the removal of soil and sediments exhibiting levels exceeding the remediation goals in the impacted sewers and beneath the roadway and sidewalks.
Defendants (1)
- City of New YorkNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WOLFF-ALPORT CHEMICAL COMPANY
1125-1139 IRVING AVENUE, RIDGEWOOD, NY, 11385
Registry ID: 110043697014
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
City of New Yorkentered 2023-07-25
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2019-05-01PRN Sent
- 2019-05-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-05-10Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2023-06-05Final Order Lodged
- 2023-06-05Complaint Filed With Court
- 2023-07-25Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601849482
- Case number
- 02-2019-0001
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2019-0001 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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