EPA Strikes Deal to Detox Santa Fe Springs Properties
Published Date: 1/23/2026
Notice
Summary
The EPA and Greenleaf Business Center LLC have teamed up to clean up pollution at three properties in Santa Fe Springs, California. Greenleaf will handle the cleanup work and cover the costs, helping protect the community and environment. If you want to share your thoughts, make sure to comment by February 23, 2026!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Purchaser Must Secure $22.97M Assurance
Under the proposed settlement, the purchaser (Greenleaf) must secure financial assurance in the amount of $22,969,655.00 and pay EPA costs for oversight of the cleanup activities at the identified properties.
Cleanup of Three Santa Fe Springs Properties
Greenleaf Business Center LLC will perform a cleanup (response action) at 9648 Santa Fe Springs Road and 9951 and 9848 Greenleaf Avenue in Santa Fe Springs, California, which are part of the Waste Disposal, Inc. Superfund Site. This work is intended to protect the local community and the environment near those properties.
Covenant Not To Sue for Purchaser
In exchange for performing the cleanup and securing financial assurance, the United States will provide the purchaser with a covenant not to sue or to take administrative action under Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a)) and Section 7003 of RCRA (42 U.S.C. 6973(d)).
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