THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SITE INVOLVES TCE-CONTAMINATION IN AN AQUIFER UNDERLYING THE SITE. THIS ACTION IS BROUGHT AGAINST A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN LINKED TO TCE DISPOSAL AT THE SITE AND THE CORPORATION THAT PURCHASED THIS COMPANY, MAKING IT A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY. THE COSTS SOUGHT FROM THESE DEFENDANTS ARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDY (RI/FS), AND THE FIRST OPERABLE UNIT OF THE RECORD OF DECISION (ROD) THAT PROVIDED AN ALTERNATE WATER SUPPLY, AS WELL AS THOSE COSTS TO DATE FOR DESIGN OF THE PUMP AND TREAT PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BE PUT INTO PLACE AT THE SITE. THE ROCKY HILL MUNICIPAL WELLFIELD SITE INVOLVES TCE CONTAMINATION IN AN AQUIFER UNDERLYING THE SITE. THE COSTS SOUGHT ARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RI/FS AND THE COSTS TO DATE FOR DESIGN OF THE PUMP AND TREAT REMEDIAL PROGRAM THAT WILL BE PUT IN PLACE AT THE SITE. A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT FOR FUTURE COSTS IS ALSO SOUGHT.
Second consent decree settles the government's action against two Defendants. They had been brought into the case as Third Party Defendants by Princeton Gamma-Tech, the main defendant in this case. The United States settled with Princeton Gamma-Tech in 2004. There is an additional settlement expected in this case.
Third consent decree, entered on June 18, 2012, settles the government's action against seven Defendants.