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02-2020-2004Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 02

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 107ACost Recovery
  • CERCLA 106AImminent & 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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