Damages Rise To $3.75B In Suit Over Water Contamination

A $2.4 billion lawsuit filed in March as a result of water contamination from gasoline leaks at a Monrovia area filling station has swollen by as much as $1.35 billion, according to documents filed at the Frederick County Courthouse.
This month, lawyers for 20 Frederick County families who allege fuel leaks from the Green Valley Citgo station contaminated groundwater at their residences amended their complaint to add 15 more plaintiffs, bringing the number from 60 to 75, and increasing the amount sought by the residents to $3.75 billion.

According to court documents, the Maryland Department of the Environment's water supply program notified the agency's oil control program in December 2004 of gasoline and petroleum contamination of the drinking water supply serving the Green Valley Plaza, where the gas station is located.

The next month, MDE began compliance inspections at the Green Valley Citgo.

In April 2007, MDE issued a notice of violation against three defendants in Maryland: the Carroll Independent Fuel Co., Baltimore; Timbercrest Limited Partnership, Gaithersburg; and SAABA Corp., Ellicott City.

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