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Environmental, Health & Safety Enforcement July-September 2016

Suzanne Custons

Baron Environmental Associates likes to keep up-to-date on current

enforcement activities that render the highest penalties within the region we serve:

Consul Energy PA (NPDES - CWA) - $3,000,000

D.G. Yuenling & Sons PA (CWA – Pre-treatment) - $2,800,000

Birdsboro Kosher PA (Amputation) - $317,477

Other Recent EPA Activity in the Area (CT, DE, NJ, NY, PA)

Facility/Program/Amount Assessed

SI Group NY (EPCRA) - $188,000

Rachel’s Foods CT (EPCRA & RMP) - $65,000

CT Power & Light CT (PCB spill) - $47,000

Galliker Dairy PA (RMP) - $35,991

Northern Eagle Beverage NY (CWA) - $12,000

OMNOVA PA (PCB) - $7,090

Other Recent DEP Activity in New Jersey

Town/Program/Issue/Amount Assessed

Hamilton (CWA) – No DMR submitted - $24,895

Hamilton (TCPA) – No notification - $20,000

Collingswood (TCPA) – No notification - $10,000

Pennsauken (CAA) – Monitoring/excess emissions - $11,900

Newark (RCRA) – No manifest/no waste determination - $11,600

Newark (CAA) – Combustion adjustments - $10,000

N. Bergen (RCRA) – Labeling/universal waste - $13,500

E. Brunswick (CAA) – Monitoring/excess emissions - $21,150

Middletown (CWA) – No NPDES permit - $15,000

Dover (RCRA) – Universal waste/medical waste - $83,000

Dover (RCRA) – Labeling/medical wate - $10,000

Oldmans Twp. (TCPA) – No notification - $18,299

Bound Brook (RCRA) – Labeling/contingency plan - $15,000

Franklin (RCRA) – No manifest/waste determination - $22,800

S. Bound Brook (CWA) – No implementation of BMPs - $15,000

Linden (Air) – Stack testing - $15,000

Other Recent OSHA Activity in the Area

Location/Amount Assessed

York Metal Toll NY (failure to abate) - $218,502

RWS Manufacturing NY (failure to abate combustible dust) - $197,820

Albion Mill PA (follow up combustible dust) - $195,460

Tonawanda Coke NY (fatality) - $175,200

U.S. Steel PA (complaint asbestos) - $170,000

Wegmans NY (serious injury - LOTO) - $140,000

Quest Labs CT (complaint lab standard) - $152,435

Environmental Remediation Services NY (complaint mercury) - $142,000

Solvay Specialty Polymers NJ (NEP – PSM) - $115,000

Wei-Chan NJ (fatality) –$107,000

Allstate Can Corp NJ (willful – noise) - $104,220

Mavis Tire NJ (complaint, failure to respond) - $103,331

Epic Health Services PA (complaint workplace violence) - $98,000

Aluminum Shapes NJ (serious injury) - $89,390

MVP Plastics NY (failure to abate) - $87,520

Bennett Heat Treating NJ (LEP health hazards) - $87,500

Scapa N. America CT (complaint – electrical) - $78,000

Recyc-Mattress CT (follow up) - $74,250

Dollar General PA (locked exits) - $69,300

National Manufacturing NJ (serious injury) - $56,300

Amerway PA (NEP lead) - $49,000

Spoon Group NJ (complaint combustible dust) - $47,600

Henry RAC NJ (SVEP follow up – noise) - $45,000

Faria Beede Instruments CT (NEP amputations) - $44,100

Children’s Home of Reading PA (complaint workplace violence) - $23,160

Oprandy Fire & Safety NY (serious injury) - $19,774

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