PPG Agreed to $15.8 Million Superfund Cleanup and $2.9 Million Cost Reimbursement
Company: PPG Industries, Inc.
Summary
In April 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New Jersey announced a proposed settlement with PPG Industries concerning the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund site in Newark. Under the settlement, PPG agreed to design and perform cleanup work estimated at $15.8 million and reimburse approximately $2.9 million previously spent by EPA, in addition to paying EPA's future oversight costs. EPA's cleanup plan addresses contaminated soil, soil gas, groundwater, sewer water and waste at the industrial property. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-and-state-new-jersey-propose-settlement-will-provide-nearly-19-million-riverside