Proposed Settlements

This section provides public access to review pending natural resource damage settlements that are subject to public comment.  The documents are posted on this page during the applicable public comment period as determined by the notice in the New Jersey Register.

• Proposed Consent Judgement in the Matter of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, et al., vs Hercules LLC, regarding four Hercules sites in New Jersey: the Parlin Site in Sayreville Borough, Middlesex County, the Chester/Simmonds Precision Site in Chester Township, Morris County, the Kenvil Site in Roxbury Township, Morris County, and the Gibbstown Site in Greenwich Township, Gloucester County.
  Published in the New Jersey Register on May 5, 2025
  Posted: May 6, 2025
  • Public Notice of Proposed Consent Judgment
  • Proposed Consent Judgment

• Proposed Consent Decree in the Matter of United States, et al. v. NL Industries, Inc., et al., regarding the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site in Old Bridge Township and Sayreville Borough, Middlesex County
  Published in the New Jersey Register on October 7, 2024
  Posted: October 7, 2024
  • Public Notice of Consent Decree
  • Consent Decree
• Proposed Judicial Consent Order as to Arkema, Inc. in the matter of the Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Site and Notice to Receive Interested Party Comments on Proposed Judicial Consent Order In The Matter of NJDEP v. Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, and Arkema, Inc., Dkt. No. Glo-L-001239-20 for the Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Site at 10 Leonard Lane in West Deptford Twp., Gloucester County, Department Program Interest Number 015010
  Published in the New Jersey Register on June 3, 2024
  Posted : June 3, 2024
  • Public Notice of Draft Judicial Consent Order
  • Draft Judicial Consent Order
• Proposed Consent Decree in the Matter of the American Cyanamid Superfund Site, Bridgewater and Bound Brook, Somerset County (United States of America and NJDEP v. Wyeth Holdings LLC), for potential ecological injuries
  Published in the New Jersey Register on December 18, 2023
  Posted: December 18, 2023
  • Public Notice of Consent Decree
  • Consent Decree
  • Appendix
• Proposed Judicial Consent Order for Gulf Settling Parties In the Matters of In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1358 Dkt. No. 08-CIV-00312 (SDNY) (VSB)
  Published in the New Jersey Register on December 4, 2023
  Posted: December 14, 2023
  • Public Notice of Draft Judicial Consent Order
  • Draft Judicial Consent Order
• Proposed Judicial Consent Order for Chevron Settling Parties In the Matters of In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1358 Dkt. No. 08-CIV-00312 (SDNY) (VSB)
  Published in the New Jersey Register on November 20, 2023
  Posted: November 20, 2023
  • Public Notice of Draft Judicial Consent Order
  • Draft Judicial Consent Order
• Proposed Settlement Agreement in the matter of the Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Site and Notice to Receive Interested Party Comments on proposed Modifications to the Direct Oversight Requirements for the Solvay Specialty Polymers USA Site at 10 Leonard Lane in West Deptford Twp., Gloucester County, Department Program Interest Number 015010
  Published in the New Jersey Register on August 7, 2023
  Posted : August 7, 2023
  • Public Notice
  • Draft Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment
  • Trustees Seek Public Comment on a Draft Restoration Plan for the American Cyanamid Site in New Jersey | Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (noaa.gov)
• Proposed Draft Restoration Plan / Environmental Assessment (RP/EA) in the Matter of the American Cyanamid Superfund Site, Bridgewater and Bound Brook, Somerset County, and Wyeth Holdings LLC, for potential ecological injuries
  Note that this notice of the Proposed RP/EA, which is not a final settlement document under N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11e2, will not be published in the New Jersey Register.
  Posted: May 22, 2023
  • Draft Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment
  • Trustees Seek Public Comment on a Draft Restoration Plan for the American Cyanamid Site in New Jersey | Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (noaa.gov)
• Notice to Receive Interested Party Comments on Proposed Site Remediation and Natural Resource Damages Consent Judgment in the Matter of NJDEP V. Handy & Harman, et al.
  Update: Electronic comments can now also be submitted via email. Commenters should provide their name and submit electronic comments to: onrr@dep.nj.gov.
  Published in the New Jersey Register on May 15, 2023
  Posted: May 15, 2023
  • Public Notice (NEW JERSEY REGISTER | PAW Document Page (lexis.com))
  • Final Consent Judgment
• Proposed Consent Decree in the Matter of the United States of America, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Administrator, New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Bank of America, National Association (White Swan Cleaners/Sun Cleaners Area Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site)
  Published in the New Jersey Register on May 15, 2023
  Posted: May 15, 2023
  • Public Notice of Draft Consent Decree (NEW JERSEY REGISTER | PAW Document Page (lexis.com)
  • Draft Consent Decree (CONSENT DECREE (justice.gov)
• Proposed Natural Resource Damages Settlement with BASF Corporation in the Matter of Ciba Geigy Toms River Superfund Site
  Update – The comment period for the proposed Natural Resource Damages Settlement at Ciba Geigy Toms River Superfund Site has been extended  through April 5, 2023, at 5:00pm Eastern.  All public comments received between December 5, 2022, through the new deadline will be accepted.
  Published in the New Jersey Register on December 5, 2022
  Posted: December 5, 2022
  • Public Notice of Draft Natural Resource Damages Settlement Agreement
  • Draft Natural Resource Damages Settlement Agreement
  • Electronic comments can now also be submitted via email. Commenters should provide their name and submit electronic comments to: onrr@dep.nj.gov.
• Proposed Consent Judgment in the Matter of NJDEP v. Exxonmobil Corporation, Dkt. No. GLO-L-000297-19 (Gloucester County) for the Lail Site
  Published in the New Jersey Register on August 15, 2022
  Posted: August 15, 2022
  • Public Notice of Draft Consent Judgment
  • Draft Consent Judgment

• Proposed Natural Resource Damages Settlement Agreement in the Matter of Kinder Morgan, Inc. and Related Entities for the Bayonne Terminal, Kalama Chemical, Harrison Terminal, Newark Terminal and Nuodex SitesPublished in the New Jersey Register on May 3, 2021
  Posted: May 3, 2021
  • Public Notice of Draft Natural Resource Damages Settlement Agreement
  • Draft Natural Resource Damages Settlement Agreement
  • Responses to Public Comments

• Proposed Consent Order in the Bankruptcy Matter In re: Tri Harbor Holdings Corporation (f/k/a Aceto Corporation), et al., Case No. 19-13448 (VFP)
  Published in the New Jersey Register on March 15, 2021
  Posted: March 16, 2021
  • Public Notice of Proposed Consent Order
  • Proposed Consent Order
• Proposed Consent Decree in the Matter of the United States of America, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Administrator, New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Unimatic Manufacturing Corporation, Cardean, LLC, Frameware, Inc., and Profiles, LLC (Unimatic Superfund Site)
  Published in the New Jersey Register on January 4, 2021
  Posted: January 4, 2021
  • Public Notice of Draft Consent Decree
  • Draft Consent Decree
  • Appendix A – Site Map
  • Appendix B – Unimatic Financial and Insurance Information
  • Appendix C – List of Mortgages, Taxes, Liens on Cardean Property
  • Appendix D – Deed Notice
  • Appendix E – Notice of Federal Lien

• NJDEP et al. v. Atlantic Richfield Co., et al. (MTBE Litigation), U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., Dkt. No. 08-CIV-00312 (MDL No. 1358) Judicial Consent Order for Defendants Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation for the  Livingston Site Only
  Published in the New Jersey Register on December 7, 2020
  Posted: December 7, 2020
  • Public Notice of Draft Consent Order
  • Draft Consent Order

• Proposed Consent Judgment in the Matter of NJDEP, et al. v. Bob Baldwin’s Transportation, Inc., et al., Dkt. No. L-284-04 (Sussex Cty.) Published in the New Jersey Register on October 5, 2020Posted: October 5, 2020
  • Public Notice of Draft Consent Judgment
  • Draft Consent Judgment
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C

• NJDEP et al. v. Atlantic Richfield Co., et al. (MTBE Litigation), U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., Dkt. No. 08-CIV-00312 (MDL No. 1358) Judicial Consent Order for Defendant Getty Properties Corp., and Third-Party Defendants H.P. Delta, Inc., Harbans Singh,  Gurmail Singh, Robert Melecci, and Dhandi Transport, Inc. and  related entities
  Published in the New Jersey Register on August 3, 2020
  Posted: August 3, 2020
  • Public Notice of Draft Judicial Consent Order
  • Draft Judicial Consent Order

• NJDEP et al. v. Atlantic Richfield Co., et al. (MTBE Litigation), U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., Dkt. No. 08-CIV-00312 (MDL No. 1358) Judicial Consent Order for Defendant Getty Properties Corp. and related entities
  Published in the New Jersey Register on August 3, 2020
  Posted: August 3, 2020
  • • Public Notice of Draft Judicial Consent Order
    • Draft Judicial Consent Order
• NJDEP et al. v. Atlantic Richfield Co., et al. (MTBE Litigation), U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., Dkt. No. 08-CIV-00312 (MDL No. 1358)
  Judicial Consent Order for Defendant Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc., f/k/a Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc. and related entities
  Published in the New Jersey Register on June 1, 2020
  Posted: June 1, 2020
  • Public Notice of Draft Judicial Consent Order
  • Draft Judicial Consent Order
• Proposed Groundwater Only Natural Resource Damage Settlement Agreement in the Matter of the American Cyanamid Superfund Site, Bridgewater and Bound Brook, Somerset County, and Wyeth Holdings LLC
  Published in the New Jersey Register on May 4, 2020
  Posted: May 4, 2020
  • Public Notice of Draft Settlement Agreement
  • Draft Settlement Agreement
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C

• NJDEP et al. v. Carbide-Graphite Group, Inc., et al., Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division: Middlesex County, Docket No. L—5793-07
  Consent Judgment for Defendants Linde LLC as Successor-in-Interest to Carbide Graphite Group, Inc.; Chevron U.S.A. Inc. as Successor to Chevron Chemical Company, as indemnitor for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company; ExxonMobil Oil Corporation; Pfizer Inc.; Hercules Incorporated; Mid-State Trading Company; Osram Sylvania, Inc.; Quigley Company, Inc.; General Electric Company, as successor-in-interest to Radio Corporation of America, a/k/a RCA Corporation; Bayer CropScience LP, as successor to Rhone-Poulenc Inc. and as incorrectly named as Rhodia, Inc. now known as Solvay USA Inc., as indemnitor to Bayer CropScience LP; Rutgers Organics LLC f/k/a RUETGERS Organics Corporation; Simon Wrecking Co. Inc.; Union Carbide Corporation and related entities; and Third Party Defendants the Borough of Sayreville; Arconic Inc. f/k/a Alcoa Inc.; International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.; and Linde LLC, and related entities
  Published in the New Jersey Register on April 6, 2020
  Posted: April 14, 2020
  • Public Notice of Draft Consent Judgment
  • Draft Consent Judgment
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C

• NJDEP et al. v. Atlantic Richfield Co., et al. (MTBE Litigation), U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., Dkt. No. 08-CIV-00312 (MDL No. 1358)
  Judicial Consent Order for Defendants Getty Petroleum Marketing, Inc., Lukoil Americas Corporation, Lukoil North America LLC, Lukoil Oil Company, and Lukoil Pan Americans, LLC and related entities
  Published in the New Jersey Register on October 7, 2019
  Posted: October 7, 2019
  • Public Notice of Draft Judicial Consent Order
  • Lukoil Draft Judicial Consent Order