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| March 2004 Press Releases |
| (03/31/2004) EPA Files Complaint Over Hazardous Waste Violations by City of Lebanon, NH - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has filed an enforcement complaint against the City of Lebanon, N.H. for violations of hazardous waste laws at two City Department of Public Works maintenance garages, the City landfill, and the Lebanon Municipal Airport. The city faces a maximum penalty of $81,456. |
| (03/30/2004) EPA orders gas company to comply with Clean Water Act on Navajo land - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering Mountain States Petroleum Corp. to comply with the Clean Water Act requirements of its wastewater discharge permit on the Navajo Nation. |
| (03/30/2004) Oyster Bay Superfund Case Settled for Cleanup at the Liberty Industrial Finishing Site - NEW YORK, N.Y. -- ROSLYNN R. MAUSKOPF, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and JANE M. KENNY, Regional Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today announced the settlement of a civil environmental case with 12 defendants to fund and perform the cleanup at the Liberty Industrial Finishing Superfund site in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York. |
| (03/30/2004) US EPA orders gravel mine to comply with Clean Water Act - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently ordered Wayne J. Sand and Gravel to comply with the federal Clean Water Act over stormwater discharge violations at its industrial sand and gravel mine operation near Moorpark, Calif. |
| (03/29/2004) EPA, Neoplan USA settle toxic release reporting case - Denver -- The Environmental Protection Agency today announced the settlement of an enforcement action initiated by the Agency against Neopolan U.S.A. Corporation of Lamar, Colo. for violations of the Toxic Release Inventory reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. |
| (03/26/2004) EPA Signs Environmental Self-Audit Agreements With Three New York Healthcare Institutions - New York, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into agreements with Alice Hyde Medical Center in upstate New York, Columbia University Medical Center in New York City and the Riverside Health Care System in Westchester to conduct comprehensive environmental audits of their facilities. |
| (03/26/2004) EPA Takes Enforcement Action Against Seabrook, NH for Clean Water Act Violations - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has issued a compliance order and filed an administrative complaint against the town of Seabrook, NH for alleged Clean Water Act violations at its wastewater treatment plant which discharges into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| (03/26/2004) EPA cites Bombardier for clean-air violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Bombardier Recreational Products for alleged violations of federal and state clean-air regulations at the company''s fiberglass boat manufacturing plant, 451 E. Illinois Ave., Benton, Ill. |
| (03/26/2004) EPA reaches agreement with demolition contractors on clean-air violations - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Demolition Contractors Inc., 675 Richmond St. N.W., Grand Rapids, Mich., on alleged violations of federal and state clean-air regulations. |
| (03/25/2004) U.S. EPA Orders Seven-Up to clean up waste water discharge from Sacramento facility - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently ordered the Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company Inc. of San Francisco to immediately comply with the federal Clean Water Act at the company''''s Sacramento facility. |
| (03/24/2004) Alcan Aluminum Pays EPA $14 Million in Landmark Superfund Case - NEW YORK, N.Y. - A landmark Superfund case was put to bed this week when Alcan Aluminum Corporation paid the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) almost $14 million to cover past cleanup costs and interest for the Pollution Abatement Services (PAS) site in Oswego, New York and the Fulton Terminals site in Fulton, New York. |
| (03/23/2004) U.S. EPA enters consent decree at Stringfellow Superfund Site $1.7 million reimbursed for costs of response to restore clean water in Riverside County - LOS ANGELES -- As part of a recent settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Pyrite Group will pay $1.65 million have been held in escrow pending dispute resolution for past costs associated with the Stringfellow Acid Pits Superfund Site in Riverside County, Calif. |
| (03/23/2004) U.S. EPA fines LA Water and Power $42,284 for failing to notify authorities of a hazardous chemical release - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $42, 284 for failing to immediately report authorities its release of hazardous chemicals at its Symar, Calif. facility in 2002. |
| (03/22/2004) EPA orders Bali Hai Villas Limited Partnership to correct stormwater violations on Kauai - HONOLULU -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Bali Hai Villas Limited Partnership to comply with Clean Water Act requirements at a residential construction project in Princeville, Kaua''''i. |
| (03/18/2004) Agreement signed to address Hartford, Illinois, contamination and vapor problems - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has signed an agreement with three oil companies to tackle ongoing hazardous vapor problems caused by a large, underground pool of petroleum products in Hartford, Ill. The companies also agreed to design a permanent cleanup plan. |
| (03/18/2004) Three Idaho Men Indicted in Oil-Based Paint Hazardous Waste Disposal Case - Dennis D. Ellis of Boise, Idaho, Robert Mominee, currently of Salem, Ore., and Paul Woods of Wilder, Idaho, were indicted on March 10 on charges that they allegedly conspired to violate the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Hazardous Materials Transportation and Uniform Safety Act by transporting waste without a permit, transporting it to an unpermitted facility and illegally disposing of the waste. Mominee is also charged with making a false statement to EPA agents. |
| (03/16/2004) Nautilus Foods Settles EPA Clean Water Act Complaint for $15,000 - Nautilus Foods, a Valdez-based salmon processor, has settled an EPA-issued complaint for violations of the federal Clean Water Act, including violation of Alaska state water quality standards, failure to properly treat seafood processing waste, failure to monitor as required by Nautilus''''s discharge permit, failure to submit required reports, and failure to maintain seafood waste conveyance systems. |
| (03/16/2004) South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) - The settlement resolves the federal government's claims that Santee Cooper violated the Clean Air Act New Source Review program at several of its plants by undertaking construction activities and increasing emissions of air pollution without installing required pollution controls. |
| (03/16/2004) U.S. Announces Major Clean Air Act Settlement With Santee Cooper - The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency, along with the State of South Carolina, today announced a major Clean Air Act settlement with the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper). The settlement resolves the federal government''s claims that Santee Cooper violated the Clean Air Act New Source Review program at several of its plants by undertaking construction activities and increasing emissions of air pollution without installing required pollution controls. The settlement is expected to eliminate almost 70,000 tons of harmful air pollutants annually from four of Santee Cooper''s existing coal-fired electricity generating plants in South Carolina. [For more information] |
| (03/16/2004) U.S. Announces Major Clean Air Act Settlement With Santee Cooper - Washington, D.C. -- The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency, along with the State of South Carolina, today announced a major Clean Air Act settlement with the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper). The settlement resolves the federal government''''s claims that Santee Cooper violated the Clean Air Act New Source Review program at several of its plants by undertaking construction activities and increasing emissions of air pollution without installing required pollution controls. |
| (03/12/2004) Consent Decree Entered for Atlas Tack Superfund Site in Fairhaven, MA - BOSTON -- The US District Court in Massachusetts on March 1 entered a consent decree for the Atlas Tack Corporation Superfund site in Fairhaven, MA. |
| (03/11/2004) Retailers Ordered to Stop Sales of Counterfeit Pesticide Products For Dogs and Cats - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is acting to disrupt an effort to distribute counterfeit pet pesticides. The agency has ordered pesticide distributors and retailers in a number of states to stop selling counterfeit pet pesticide products which falsely contain EPA Registration numbers and labeling for the Advantage and Frontline brands of pesticides. Advantage and Frontline are trade names of widely available pesticides for control of fleas and ticks on cats and dogs. |
| (03/10/2004) $1.4 Million Environmental Settlement With MBTA Brings Clean Air and Water Benefits to Boston - BOSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney''''s Office announced today that they have reached a $1.4 million enforcement settlement with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) that will bring significant clean air benefits to the Boston area by reducing idling of MBTA buses, reducing pollution from South Shore commuter rail trains, and providing land for a bike path along the Mystic River. |
| (03/09/2004) EPA fines Guam Waterworks Authority $11,000 for failure to comply with stipulated order - HONOLULU -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined the Guam Waterworks Authority $11,000 for not completing requirements under a stipulated order to improve three of the utilities'''' public water systems. |
| (03/09/2004) U.S. EPA reaches $50,000 settlement with parts cleaning company for air toxic emission control violations - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently settled a case with a Phoenix facility for $50,000 over violations of federal standards for air toxics emissions. |
| (03/08/2004) EPA settles with Stolle for hazardous chemical release reporting violations; Includes gear for Local Fire Department - CHICAGO -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled an administrative complaint against Stolle Products, 1501 Michigan St., in Sidney, Ohio, for violation of federal laws on the reporting of a hazardous chemical release. |
| (03/08/2004) US EPA announces agreement for $44.1 million cleanup of San Gabriel Valley Superfund Site - LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced that 38 parties have agreed to a settlement for a $44.1 million cleanup of the groundwater contamination in the El Monte Operable Unit of the San Gabriel Valley Superfund Sites. |
| (03/04/2004) Clean Air Act National Stack Testing Guidance, - This Guidance updates the CAA Compliance Monitoring Strategy, April 2001, by focusing on the conduct of stack tests and the intrepretation of the test results. |
| (03/04/2004) Counterfeit Pesticide Products For Dogs and Cats Found -- Retailers Ordered to Stop Sales - Washington - EPA is acting to disrupt an effort to distribute counterfeit pet pesticides. The Agency has ordered pesticide distributors and retailers in a number of states to stop selling counterfeit pet pesticide products which falsely contain EPA Registration numbers and labeling for the "Advantage" and "Frontline" brands of pesticides. "Advantage" and "Frontline" are trade names of widely available pesticides for control of fleas and ticks on cats and dogs. [For more information] |
| (03/04/2004) EPA SETTLEMENT REDUCES AIR POLLUTION AT REFINERY AND ENSURES CLEANUP OF HAZARDOUS WASTES - EPA Region 7 announced a settlement with Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC, and Coffeyville Resources Terminal, LLC, which will result in significant reductions in air pollution and ensure cleanup of hazardous waste at two facilities in Coffeyville and Phillipsburg, Kansas. |
| (03/04/2004) Rhode Island Company Settles Major EPA Pesticide Case - BOSTON -- A North Kingston, RI manufacturer has agreed to a settlement worth $500,000 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it failed to properly register a mosquito attractant that was a part of a pesticide product it sold nationwide in 2002. The settlement is the largest ever in a New England pesticide case. |
| (03/04/2004) U.S. EPA orders ''Stop Sale'' of illegal pet flea control products - SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered distributors and retailers in California and Hawai''i to stop selling counterfeit Advantage and Frontline products for control of fleas and ticks on dogs and cats allegedly sold by Pang & Son, a company in Honolulu, and is warning retailers and consumers against purchasing any counterfeit pesticide products. |
| (03/03/2004) Agency Statement on the Inspector General's Report on EPA's Environmental Justice Implementation - The Agency takes special note of the Inspector General's finding that Office of Environmental Justice has changed from an office with "an emphasis on community outreach to an emphasis on integration of environmental justice concepts in the Agency's activities." The Agency agrees that the integration of environmental justice into the EPA's programs, policies, and activities has been and must continue to be a priority. |
| (03/03/2004) U.S. EPA cites Guam facilities for underground fuel tank violations - HONOLULU - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, working with Guam Environmental Protection Agency staff, fined four Guam facilities a total of $1,800 recently for federal underground storage tank violations as part of a larger effort to protect groundwater sources and local habitat in Micronesia. |
| (03/02/2004) Central Conn. State to Pay $31,250 and Do Environmental Project for Water and Waste Violations - BOSTON Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn., has agreed to pay a $31,250 penalty and conduct an environmental project worth another $93,750 in New Britain to settle charges by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it violated federal hazardous waste and clean water laws. |
| (03/02/2004) EPA and Delaware Enforce Clean Air Act Standards at Cherry Island Landfill - PHILADELPHIA -- In coordinated legal actions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) have cited Clean Air Act violations at the Cherry Island Landfill, a landfill in Wilmington, Del. operated by the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA). |
