New Jersey AG Filed Lawsuit over Dangerous and Unauthorized Removal of Underground Fuel Storage Tanks

MAY 10, 2021

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, along with the Department of Environmental Protection, filed a lawsuit against Thomas Dailey, the owner of a property in Bridgeton, over the alleged illicit removal of three underground fuel storage tanks at the property. The lawsuit sought to “to compel the removal of the remaining underground storage tank, the hiring of a Licensed Site Remediation Professional to investigate and remediate any hazardous discharges, payment of a civil penalty, and compensation to DEP for any costs it has or will incur in connection with the property.” This action was part of a tranche of lawsuits taken as part of the New Jersey AG Office’s environmental justice initiative.