EPA v. 450 Union LLC et al.
Final Order With Unspecified Cost Recovery
Case summary
On February 12, 2020, Region 2 entered into an Administrative Order and Settlement Agreement (AOC) under CERCLA with the Respondents, two affiliated redevelopment companies, for the upgrade of their aging bulkhead at the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site in Brooklyn, New York. A new bulkhead is needed to provide support for the dredging and capping of the Canal, which is expected to begin in the summer of 2020. It will also support planned commercial redevelopment work at the property. The work under the AOC is valued at $1,500,000.
Defendants (2)
- 450 Union Developer LLCNamed in settlement
- 450 Union LLCNamed 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 (1)
450 Union LLC et al.entered 2020-02-12
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2020-02-12Final Order Issued
- 2020-02-12Enforcement Action Closed
- 2020-02-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602123411
- Case number
- 02-2020-2004
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2020-2004 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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