E.P.A. Reaches Settlement with Alaska Gold near Nome, Alaska for Improperly Managing Hazardous Waste
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Category: Compliance/EnforcementType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Friday, April 25th, 2014
Today's settlement also carries a penalty of $72,000. According to Ed Kowalski, Director of EPA's Enforcement and Compliance office in Seattle, "Poor hazardous waste handling at facilities can leave a toxic legacy of pollution and lead to costly clean up, Kowalski said. "In this case, numerous containers of hazardous waste were abandoned and illegally stored - in some cases for several years - without the necessary permits."
Violations noted at the time of the inspection include:
· Failure to make a hazardous waste determination
· Storing hazardous waste without a permit
· Failure to clearly label used oil storage units
· Failure to store used oil in good, proper containers
· Shipping "off-specification" used oil to prohibited used oil burners
· Failure to properly respond to a used oil release
Alaska Gold neither admits nor denies the factual claims made in the settlement. The Penalty of $72,000 will be made payable to the U.S. Treasury and transmitted within 30 days of the April 17, 2014 settlement.
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