EPA v. Gowanus Owner LLC

Case summary

On February 21, 2020, Region 2 entered into an Administrative Order and Settlement Agreement (AOC) under CERCLA with the Respondent, a redevelopment entity, for the upgrade of its aging bulkhead at the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site in Brooklyn, New York. This is one in a series of new bulkheads needed to provide structural support for the dredging and capping of the Canal, which is expected to begin in the summer of 2020. It will also support anticipated future commercial/residential redevelopment work at the property. The work under the AOC is valued at $1,500,000.

Defendants (1)

• Gowanus Owner 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)

• Gowanus Owner LLCentered 2020-02-21

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2020-02-21Enforcement Action Closed
• 2020-02-21Final Order Issued
• 2020-02-26Enforcement Action Data Entered