Judge Finds $4.3M Settlement Over PCB Cleanup At New Jersey Site Reasonable

Mealey's (May 7, 2021, 12:59 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on May 6 approved a settlement requiring the former owner and operator of an aluminum die casting facility at the Unimatic Manufacturing Corporation Superfund Site in Fairfield, N.J., to pay $4.3 million to reimburse the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the administrator of the N.J. Jersey Spill Compensation Fund for the investigation and remediation of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination, finding that terms of the agreement are fair and reasonable and consistent with the goals of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act....