EPA v. Celcor Associates et al. - Riverside Industrial Park

Case summary

On September 4, 2024, the U.S. District Court in New Jersey entered a consent decree pursuant to CERCLA that would resolve the United States? claims against the Settling Defendant at the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund site located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. The settlement embodied in the consent decree will resolve the United States? claims under CERCLA Section 107 against the Settling Defendant for unreimbursed past response costs with a payment of $2.88 million, as well as future response costs, including oversight costs. Additionally, under the consent decree, Settling Defendant will design and implement the remedial design and remedial action for the components of the remedy selected by EPA in its September 28, 2021, Record of Decision for waste material, sewer water, soil gas, and soil/fill material, and perform groundwater monitoring and implement institutional controls, for an estimated cost of $15.9 million. The State of New Jersey signed the consent decree as a co-plaintiff, and the consent decree will resolve the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection?s claim for past response costs.

Defendants (9)

• Industrial Development Corporation
• Honeywell International, Inc.
• City of Newark Hatzlucha on Riverside, LLC
• Celcor Associates, LLC
• Plagro Realty, Inc.
• PPG Industries, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Mr. Albert Shaphouse
• Sharpmore Holdings, Inc.
• Shefah in Newark LLC

Facilities (1)

• RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK

  29 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ, 07104

  Registry ID: 110071100102

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PPG Industries, Inc. - Riverside Industrial Parkentered 2024-09-04

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2021-09-30PRN Sent
• 2021-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-03-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2024-04-10Complaint Filed With Court
• 2024-04-11Final Order Lodged
• 2024-09-04Final Order Entered