EPA v. Brooklyn Union Gas Co. d/b/a National Grid New York et al.

Case summary

The Order requires Respondents to undertake the Remedial Action (RA) to implement a portion of the dredging and capping remedy selected in EPA?s September 27, 2013 Record of Decision (ROD) for the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site (Site), Brooklyn, New York. For purposes of the planning and implementation of the ROD, EPA divided the Gowanus Canal (Canal) into three Remediation Target Areas (RTAs). RTA 1 extends from Butler Street to 3rd Street. This Order requires implementation of the RA for RTA 1 and the procurement of a staging area for future RTA 2 dredging and capping work. Implementation of the balance of the RA will be the subject of one or more future enforcement documents. The Amendment to the 2020 Unilateral Administrative Order extends the work under the UAO to the middle reach of the Gowanus Canal. The estimated value of the Amendment is $369 million.

Defendants (6)

• Honeywell International Inc.Named in settlement
• The Brooklyn Improvement Co.Named in settlement
• Hess Corp.Named in settlement
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.Named in settlement
• City of New YorkNamed in settlement
• Brooklyn Union Gas Co d/b/a National Grid New YorkNamed in settlement

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 (2)

• Brooklyn Union Gas Co. d/b/a National Grid New York et al.entered 2024-06-27

  Primary law: CERCLA

• Brooklyn Union Gas Co. d/b/a National Grid New York et al.entered 2020-01-28

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2020-02-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-06-27Final Order Issued