Washington, D.C. – In a shocking case of environmental neglect, Aggregate Industries – Northeast Region Inc. has agreed to pay a record-breaking $2.75 million in fines for violating the Clean Water Act at 23 facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
According to a federal complaint filed in 2009, the company allegedly failed to document routine facility inspections and failed to perform quarterly monitoring and annual evaluations at its facilities.
The complaint also alleges that Aggregate Industries discharged process waste waters, sanitary waste waters, and storm water without proper permits from several facilities, resulting in the pollution of nearby wetlands, streams, and brooks that flowed into tributaries of the Atlantic Ocean.
“We are committed to seeing that owners and operators of industrial facilities undertake the actions necessary to comply with storm water regulations,” said John C. Cruden, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division.
In addition to the $2.75 million fine, Aggregate Industries has agreed to implement a regional evaluation and compliance program to ensure that its facilities are in compliance with the Clean Water Act. The company will also implement pollution control measures, such as closed-loop water recycling systems, to eliminate discharges into surface waters.
The settlement requires Aggregate Industries to perform comprehensive compliance evaluations at each of its 43 facilities in New England, as well as any facilities acquired in the next three years. The company must also conduct additional monitoring and reporting of storm water discharges, hire personnel certified in storm water management, and provide training in storm water management for all operational employees.
Mandatory Facts:
Defendant: Aggregate Industries – Northeast Region Inc.
Criminal Charges: Violations of the Clean Water Act
City and State: Washington, D.C.
Date: 2009
Sentence: $2.75 million fine and implementation of a regional evaluation and compliance program
Dollar Amounts: $2.75 million
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Environmental Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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