June 5, 2008: Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, Esq. and Morris County Prosecutor's Office Deputy Chief of Investigations William Schievella announce the charging of Chester resident Seymour Rosenfarb, age 70; Andover resident Stephen Rivera, age 60; and the corporation Royal Terminals, Inc. located in Netcong. Each were charged with:

One count of Third Degree discharging a pollutant without a valid New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) Permit

On November 26, 2007, at approximately 1:00 pm, members of the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Arson and Environmental Crimes Unit responded to Royal Terminals, Inc. located at 14 Flanders Road in Netcong, New Jersey to investigate the cause of a large fuel oil spill which had occurred at that address at approximately 9:30 am. The registered owner of 14 Flanders Road, Netcong is Seymour Rosenfarb, who is president of Royal Terminals, Inc. Stephen Rivera is the site manager at that location.

The investigation revealed that on November 26, 2007, between the hours of 9:00-10:00am, a delivery of fuel oil was made to the Royal Terminal facility. During the delivery of fuel, the above ground storage tank being filled with fuel oil overflowed allowing approximately 3,000 gallons of fuel oil to spill. The fuel oil went initially onto the ground and subsequently, due to an ineffective containment system, migrated to a nearby storm drain and ultimately entered into a tributary of the Musconetcong River.

The arrest was the result of a continuing investigation conducted by the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Arson and Environmental Crimes Unit, the Borough of Netcong Police Department, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Division of Criminal Justice Environmental Crimes Bureau.

Prosecutor Bianchi stated "We are committed to preserving our precious natural resources from contamination by persons who so carelessly violate the sanctity of same. This investigation and charges represent our commitment to aggressively prosecute those who dare to irreparably harm our environment for our future generations, and our commitment to protect the wildlife whose survival depends upon keeping our environment free from being poisoned."

The investigation is ongoing and Prosecutor Bianchi is asking anyone that may have information to contact the Morris County Prosecutor's Office at (973) 285-6200.

Despite these pending charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt following a jury trial at which the defendant has all of his rights guaranteed by the U.S. and New Jersey Constitutions and relevant state law.

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