EPA v. Morton International, LLC - Ventron/Velsicol

Case summary

On September 29, 2025, Region 2 signed an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent with Respondent for the Ventron/Velsicol Superfund Site, located in the Boroughs of Wood-Ridge and Carlstadt, Bergen County, New Jersey. Respondent was the former owner of a portion of the Site and operated a mercury processing plant which reclaimed mercury from both in-house and customer waste products. The Site was listed on the National Priorities List on September 24, 1984; and the Record of Decision for Operable Unit 1 was issued in 2006. Under the Settlement Agreement, Respondent will conduct a Supplemental Investigation and Focused Feasibility Study valued at approximately $885,000 and pay EPA?s future oversight costs.

Defendants (1)

• Morton International, LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• VENTRON/VELSICOL

  5 ETHEL BLVD, WOOD-RIDGE, NJ, 07075

  Registry ID: 110038888335

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 122A — Agreement to Perform Work Under 104B

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Morton International, LLC - Ventron/Velsicolentered 2025-09-29

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-09-29Final Order Issued
• 2025-09-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered