Milford Dry Cleaning Company Assessed $15,756 Penalty
for Various Environmental Violations

Fabric Cleaners, LLC, operator of a dry cleaning facility in Milford, has been assessed $15,756 in penalties by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) for violating Air Pollution Control, Hazardous Waste Management, Industrial Wastewater, and Massachusetts Contingency Plan regulations at its 80 Prospect Street location.

Based upon records reviews and inspections conducted in 2006, MassDEP determined that the company failed to notify MassDEP of a release of Tetrachloroethene found at its location, failed to comply with operational requirements for its dry cleaning machine, and discharged industrial wastewater (washing machine wastewater) to a storm drain without approval from MassDEP or the US Environmental Protection Agency. 

In a recently finalized consent order, the company agreed to comply with all applicable requirements and pay a $3,150 penalty. An additional $12,606 penalty was suspended pending compliance with the order and in deference to the company's Small Business designation.

"All businesses, regardless of their size, must comply with applicable regulations," said Lee Dillard Adams, deputy director for MassDEP's Central Regional Office in Worcester. 

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