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02-2023-2001Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2023· Region 02

EPA v. Gloucester City, New Jersey

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Case summary

Memorandum of Agreement whereby EPA will receive ninety (90) percent of sale proceeds of nine properties located at the Welsbach General Gas Mantle Superfund Site. EPA, after acquiring the Properties, demolished the houses on the Properties and remediated the radiological contamination present in soils on the Properties in accordance with the Record of Decision (ROD) for Operable Unit 1 (OUl) of the Site, dated July 23, 1999.

Defendants (1)

  • Gloucester City, New JerseyNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • WELSBACH & GENERAL GAS MANTLE (CAMDEN RADIATION)

    6 AREAS IN CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER CITY, CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ, 08030

    Registry ID: 110071100645

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107ACost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Gloucester City, New Jerseyentered 2023-05-09

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2023-05-09Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2023-05-09Final Order Issued
  • 2023-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3603755028
Case number
02-2023-2001
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
02
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Cost Recovery

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2023-2001 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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