Government Settlements Ensure Cleanup of Contaminated Sites in New Jersey
U.S. Newswire, August, 2006
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that they have reached separate agreements with NCH Corporation (NCH) and FMC Corporation (FMC) to resolve claims against them relating to the costs of cleanup at the Higgins Farm and Higgins Disposal Superfund sites in Somerset County, N.J. Both companies have agreed to reimburse the federal government for costs incurred cleaning up the contamination found in the soil and ground water at the sites.
As a part of these settlements, NCH will take over operating the ground water treatment plant that EPA built at the Higgins Farm site, saving the government approximately $12 million in future costs. NCH has also agreed to pay EPA more than $2 million to...
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