EPA v. SAN GABRIEL / BALDWIN PARK - PPA
Final Order No Penalty
Compliance action
$325,000
Case summary
THIS IS A PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER AGREEMENT WITH NORTHROP GRUMAN, WHICH PLANS TO ACQUIRE THE BUSINESS AND ASSETS OF AEROJET IN AZUSA, CALIF., INCLUDING ITS 70-ACRE ELECTRONICS PLANT LOCATED IN THE BALDWIN PARK OPERABLE UNIT OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SUPERFUND SITE. THE AEROJET PROPERTY IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION TO THE GROUNDWATER. IN EXCHANGE FOR GETTING A COVENANT NOT TO SUE, NORTHROP GRUMMAN IS REQUIRED TO PAY $325,000 CONSIDERATION (PER THE PPA), PLUS AEROJET IS REQUIRED TO PAY $9 MILLION TO THE SUPERFUND SPECIAL ACCOUNT AND $40 MILLION TO A THIRD-PARTY ESCROW ACCOUNT, AND AEROJET'S PARENT COMPANY, GENCORP, IS REQUIRED TO GUARANTEE THE PERFORMANCE OF AEROJET'S CLEANUP OBLIGATIONS UP TO $25 MILLION.
Defendants (1)
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SAN GABRIEL SITE / BALDWIN PARK AREA
1100 W HOLLYVALE ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90074
Registry ID: 110010755432
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SAN GABRIEL / BALDWIN PARK - PPAentered 2001-09-25
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-09-25Final Order Issued
- 2001-09-25Enforcement Action Closed
- 2001-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-10-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53859
- Case number
- 09-2001-0152
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- HAZ.W
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2001-0152 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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