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DEP Fines Rorre Corp. $15,000 For Wayne County Septage Spill, Other Violations
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The Department of Environmental Protection this week announced Rorre Corp. has agreed to pay a $15,000 civil penalty for a 1,000-gallon septage spill and for violating the conditions of a residential septage land-application permit.
The permit, for a site in Berlin Township, Wayne County, required Rorre to keep detailed records of where the septage, or partially treated waste, was being applied; to promptly notify DEP of any spill; and to properly dispose of screenings, such as plastic and other non-organic trash, from the septage.
Multiple site inspections showed the company was not in compliance with the requirements of the permit, which allows it to apply residential septage as a fertilizer for agriculture.
Separate DEP site visits in June 2009 and June 2010 revealed that screenings were improperly discarded on the ground and that log sheets lacked sufficient detail concerning where the septage was being applied.
The June 2010 inspection also revealed a 1,000-gallon spill at a loading site. Rorre was issued a notice of violation for failing to take immediate corrective actions and for not notifying DEP. Additional notices of violation were issued for the screenings and log sheets.
Rorre has since made a written commitment to DEP that future screenings will be disposed of properly and that the company will maintain accurate records. Rorre has also pledged to implement measures to prevent future spills at the loading area.
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6/20/2011 |
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