| MassDEP News Releases
May 2008
32 Public Water Systems Honored for Drinking Water Excellence During National Drinking Week Celebration
MassDEP Penalizes Boston College $11,860 for Gasoline Dispensing Facility at Chestnut Hill Campus
Red Barn Coffee Roasters, Inc. Pays $2,000 Penalty for Air Pollution Control violations at Upton Facility
Healthy Lawns and Landscapes Come to Massachusetts
April 2008
Maynard Real Estate Firm to Help Fund Renewable Energy Project Following Environmental Violations at Former Mill Site
Testing of Soils Along Neponset River Finds Area Safe for Recreational Use
Hannaford Supermarkets Recognized for Recycling Efforts in Stores Throughout Massachusetts
EARTH DAY 2008: Work With Your Community to Help Protect the Environment
Holliston Homeowners Agree to Penalty for Asbestos Removal Violations
Massachusetts Celebrates Greenhouse Gas Measurement Milestone
Springfield Demolition Contractor Fined $4,600 for Air Pollution Violations in Whately
Maine Transportation Firm Assessed $11,500 in Penalties for Delaying Report of Fuel Spill in Charlton
MassDEP Awards Four Projects a Total of $108,041 in Grants To Conduct Non-point Source Pollution Assessments
MassDEP Summertime Daily Air Quality Forecast Begins This Week
City of Northampton Assessed $5,750 Penalty for Air Quality Violations at Landfill
High Point Treatment Center in Plymouth Penalized for Permit Violations
March 2008
Seaman Paper Company Pays $2,500 Penalty
Three Waltham Business Fined for Environmental Violations
Fitchburg Developers Pay $10,000 Penalty for Violating Wetlands Protection Requirements
Acton Corporation Assessed $60,000 Penalty for Violating Massachusetts Clean Waters Act Requirements
Grafton Resident Assessed $10,000 Penalty for Violating Solid Waste Management Requirements
Granby Auto Recycler Penalized for Environmental Violations
Bridgewater Company Assessed $31,000 Penalty for Solid Waste Violations in Fitchburg and Lunenburg
North Reading Company Penalized $9,000 for Damage to Wetlands
Virginia Company Assessed $8,000 Penalty for Waste Site Cleanup Violations at Millbury Facility
MassDEP Orders Gloucester to Fix Treatment Plant's Drain to Alewife Brook
Pepperell Fuel Dispensing Company Assessed $1,600 Penalty For Air Quality Control Violations
New Hampshire Company Assessed $18,312 Penalty for Asbestos Removal Violations in Worcester
Springfield Auto Recycler Fined for Wetlands and Hazardous Waste Violations
United States Army Agrees to Environmental Cleanup Actions at Devens
MassDEP Penalizes 89 Commercial Road LLC $9,000
MassDEP Penalizes JRM Hauling & Recycling $4,350
February 2008
Agawam Company Assessed $14,000 for Environmental Violations
Charlton Company Penalized $30,348 For Hazardous Waste Management And Toxics Use Reduction Act Violations
Recycling Pays: Western Massachusetts Municipalities Paid $1.7 Million in 2007 For Recyclables, $3.3 Million Saved in Disposal Costs
Groundwater Discharge Violations at Battle Road Farm Condo Trust in Lincoln Results in $20,000 Penalty
Mendon and Bellingham Businesses Agree to Cease Operating Outdoor Wood-Fired Boilers
MassDEP Reaches Agreement with the City of Lawrence to Improve Operations at Water Treatment Plant
Leominster Corporation Pays $1,100 Penalty for Violating Hazardous Waste Management Requirements
Nearly $958,000 in Climate Change and Sustainable Community Grants Awarded To 162 Municipalities and Regional Groups
MassDEP Awards Over $5,100 to Communities to Help Clean Up Emissions from Municipal Off-Road Engines
MassDEP Penalizes Boston Landowner $30,000 for Repeated Waste Site Cleanup Violations
Owners of Blackstone Dump Site Assessed $13,790 Penalty for Air Quality, Solid Waste Violations
MassDEP Penalizes LaFarge, North America, $20,000 For Discharge of Cement Dust
Hidden Surveillance Camera Captures Illegal Dumping in Worcester - Theft of camera unit is captured on tape
Littleton Company Assessed $15,000 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Management Violations
January 2008
Keystone Freight Fined $3,200 for Failing to Meet Cleanup Requirements Following Truck Rollover in Sturbridge
Williamstown Restaurant Penalized $2,875 For Bypassing Drinking Water Treatment System
Clinton Sand and Gravel Company Assessed $20,700 in Penalties For Solid Waste Management Violations
MassDEP Seeks Public Comments on Cleanup Plan To Restore the Health of Chatham's Southern Estuaries
Southbridge Recycling & Disposal Company Assessed $3,300 Penalty For Violating Hazardous Waste Requirements
Milford Dry Cleaning Company Assessed $15,756 Penalty for Various Environmental Violations
Delaware Semiconductor Company Assessed $5,000 Penalty For Environmental Violations at Southbridge Facility
Owner and Manager of Springfield Rental Property Fined $18,000 for Asbestos Violations
Methuen Resident Penalized $10,225; Agrees to Restore Altered Wetlands
Resource Control, Inc. Assessed a Total of $26,000 in Penalties Due to Environmental Violations at the Barre Landfill
Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Low-Interest Loans for Local Clean Water Projects
Former Adams Manufacturer Penalized $10,300 for Environmental Violations
Millbury Company Pays $5,550 Penalty for Waste Site Cleanup and Hazardous Waste Violations at Northborough Site
National Water Main Cleaning Inc. Penalized $15,000 in Connection with Concrete-Laden Discharge to Mill River in Wakefield
Wachusett Mountain Associates, Inc. Assessed $8,500 For Air and Solid Waste Violations
December 2007
Dudley Chemical Company Assessed $7,900 Penalty for Failing to Properly Assess and Mitigate Private Well Contamination
R.M. Sullivan Transportation Assessed $3,500 Penalty for Failing to Properly Notify MassDEP of Diesel Fuel Spill
Springfield Company Fined $5,750 for Air Quality and Hazardous Waste Violations in Springfield, Whately and Palmer
Stow Golf Club Owner Assessed $12,500 Penalty For Violating Safe Drinking Water Act Requirements
TruGreen LandCare Assessed $8,000 in Penalties for Wetlands Protection Act Violations in Westborough
Pelletier's Building Supply Company Assessed $15,000 Penalty for Environmental Violations at Fitchburg Facility
MassDEP Offers Tips to Better 'Green' the Holidays
MassDEP Fines Asbestos Contractor for Pittsfield Violation
J & G Foods of Sutton Pays $6,400 Penalty for Violating Hazardous Waste and Industrial Wastewater Requirements
MassDEP Reaches Agreement with Methuen Realty Trust For the Completion of Cleanup of Haverhill Street Property
Patrick Administration Awards Nearly $2.8 Million to Protect Land Near Public Water Supplies
Shrewsbury Company Assessed $18,758 Penalty for Air Pollution Control and Hazardous Waste Violations
Energy Management Program Will Save Municipalities Money
Warren Developer Agrees to Restore Altered Wetland in Brimfield and Pay Penalty
November 2007
Surface Soils to be Tested for PCBs along the Neponset River Banks in Boston and Milton, in Review of a 1960s-era Dredging Project
MassDEP Recognizes Staples and Whole Foods Market for Leadership in Waste Reduction and Recycling
Safe Neighborhood Chemical Initiative Finds Chemical Facilities Pose Little Risk to Nearby Residences
MassDEP Awards 33 Cities and Towns $494,100 in Recycling and Technical Assistance Grants
Patrick Administration Launches $22 Million Expansion, LEED Renovation of MassDEP's Wall Experiment Station Laboratory
Massachusetts marks 'America Recycles Day' on November 15
MassDEP Awards $70,000 in Technical Assistance Grants to Review Site Cleanups in Cambridge, Concord, East Deerfield, Fall River, New Bedford, Salem and Somerville
Patrick Administration To Break Ground for Expansion, LEED Renovation of MassDEP's Wall Experiment Station Laboratory in Lawrence
City of Marlborough Enters into Consent Order with MassDEP Concerning May Wastewater Treatment Plant Incident
Dudley Company Assessed $2,000 Penalty for Violating MassDEP Requirements
October 2007
Boston Company Assessed $6,400 Penalty for Violating Waste Site Cleanup Requirements in Worcester
Hampden Company Fined $6,000 for Environmental Violations
Mass. Calls On E.P.A. To Reduce Mercury Pollution From Midwest
Environmental Officials Call For Continued Water Conservation Efforts As Drought Conditions Cause Drop in River and Lake Water Levels
MassDEP Seeks Public Comments on Cleanup Plan To Restore The Health of Nantucket and Polpis Harbors
Moderate Increase In The Amount Of Unhealthful Air Days In 2007
September 2007
Adams Property Owner Fined For Asbestos Violations
Uxbridge Companies Assessed Penalties Totaling $15,780 for Multiple Environmental Violations
Developer Agrees to Pay $5,500 Penalty and Perform Restoration For Water Quality Violations in Great Barrington
Uxbridge Corporation Assessed $7,500 Penalty for Violating Wetlands Protection Requirements
New Owner of Joseph's Pasta Company in Haverhill Discloses Prior Lapse in Reporting of Air Emissions
Brookside Equipment Sales, Inc. Issued $8,000 Penalty for Failing to Immediately Notify MassDEP of Diesel Fuel Spill
Update on Asbestos Incident at Otis and Summer Streets, Downtown Boston
Ludlow Corporation Assessed $3,500 Penalty for Failing to Immediately Notify MassDEP of Fuel Oil Spill
Ludlow Construction Company, Owner Assessed $14,547 Penalty for Violating Cleanup Reporting Requirements At Worcester Site
Cumberland Farms Inc. Assessed $17,000 Penalty for Waste Site Cleanup Violations in Fitchburg
Chicopee Industrial Park Penalized for Asbestos Violations
Erving Paper Mills Fined $5,750 for Air Quality Violation
Worcester Transportation Company Assessed $7,000 Penalty for Waste Site Cleanup Violations in Northborough
Developer Required to Restore Impacted Wetlands and Pay Penalty for Breaching Beaver Dams Without Permits at a Site in Brimfield
MassDEP and Town of Spencer Enter Into Consent Order To Address Issues Connected to April Water Quality Incident
Demolition Contractor and Property Owner Fined for Asbestos Violations at Hadley Site
Solutia Inc. Assessed $17,235 Penalty for Environmental Violations
August 2007
Patrick Administration Announces $2.2 Million To Fund 11 Projects Targeting Nonpoint Source Pollution
Holyoke Company Penalized $8,000 for Environmental Violations
Ware Company Penalized $5,600 For Waste Site Cleanup Violations at West Brookfield Facility
Operator of Chicopee Landfill Penalized $8,625 for Air Quality Violation
BATG Environmental, Inc. Assessed Over $100,000 in Penalties for Failure to Complete Closure of Millville Landfill
Ludlow Company Assessed Penalty for Environmental Violations
Western Massachusetts Municipalities Paid $1.5 Million for 2007 Recycling Efforts; Save $3.3 Million in Disposal Costs
Empire Recycling & Rubbish is Penalized $35,500 by MassDEP Inspection Finds Large, Unreported Oil Spill at Billerica Facility
Springfield Terminals, Inc. Assessed $10,120 Penalty for Discharging Fuel Oil to Sewer System
MassDEP Penalizes Wareham Boatyard & Marina $20,000 For Adding Boat Slips Without Proper License
Mass. Issues Draft Regs On Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Autowright Motor Company of West Boylston Assessed $10,000 Penalty For Violating Waste Site Cleanup Requirements
MassDEP Fines Holyoke Roofing Contractor for Failing to Handle Asbestos Waste Properly
Pinetree Power Fitchburg, Inc. Assessed $27,000 Penalty for Air Pollution Control Violations at Westminster Facility
MassDEP Penalizes Property Developer for Delays in Completing Cleanup of Oil Contaminated Property on Morrissey Boulevard
MassDEP Penalizes Westfield Company $12,480 For Violations of Hazardous Waste Management Regulations
Turnpike Gas Station Operator Pays $25,000 Penalty For Waste Site Cleanup Violations in Charlton
July 2007
MassDEP Assesses Asbestos Contractor $15,000 Penalty
Medway Company Assessed Penalty for Violating Waste Site Cleanup Requirements
MassDEP Penalizes Property Manager $61,125 for Asbestos Violations During Redevelopment of Dorchester Building
MassDEP Seeks Public Comments on Cleanup Plan To Restore The Health of Three Estuaries on Cape Cod
Land Owners Agree to Pay $7,000 Penalty and Perform Restoration for Wetlands Violations in New Marlborough
EPA and MassDEP Provide Update on Environmental Monitoring after Uxbridge Fire
Charlton Developers To Pay $6,000 Penalty, Restore Wetland Resources After Violating Wetlands Protection Act Requirements
MassDEP Seeks Public Comments on Cleanup Plan to Restore the Health of the Nashua River Watershed
Palmer Subdivision Project Penalized for Wetlands Violation
Holland Company Fined $8,900 for Chemical Spill at Adams Facility
Top Environmental Lawyer To Head MassDEP
Clariant Corporation of Holden Pays $16,848 Penalty For Air Pollution Control Violations
Ray's Auto Parts Penalized $10,000 for Wetlands Violations
Weston Public Schools Agree to Pay $5,000 Penalty and Implement Program to Reduce Water Usage and Flows
MassDEP Penalizes RDA Construction Corp. $8,500, Requires Contractor To Remove Banned Debris from Artificial Reef in Boston Harbor
Clinton Cereal Manufacturer Assessed $2,700 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations
Connecticut Trucking Firm Assessed $5,000 Penalty For Failing To Immediately Notify MassDEP of Sulfuric Acid Release
West Boylston Company Assessed Over $50,000 in Penalties for Violating State Asbestos Requirements
MassDEP Assesses $110,480 in Penalties for Five Asbestos Violation Cases in Western Massachusetts
MassDEP Seeks Grants Applications from Communities, Citizen Groups to Help Educate on Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Sites Sutton Company Assessed $6,750 In Penalties for Hazardous Waste and Industrial Wastewater Violations
MassDEP Fines Granby Landfill for Solid Waste Violations
Boston & Maine Corp. Fined Nearly $75,000 for Solid Waste Violations
Uni-Trans Transportation of Uxbridge Assessed $24,130 Penalty for Violating Hazardous Waste and Industrial Waste Water Regulations
June 2007 MassDEP Penalizes Swissport Fueling Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp. for Failure to Report and Properly Address Jet Fuel Releases at Logan Airport
MassDEP Delivers Oil Spill Emergency Response Trailers and Equipment
MassDEP Finds Illegal Asbestos Removal at 62 Boylston Street in Boston
Suffolk Superior Court Ruling Backs MassDEP Efforts To Protect the Ipswich River
MassDEP Commissioner Approves Wetlands Permit for Hoosac Wind Farm Project
Ayer Tire Recycling Firm Penalized for Air Pollution Control Violations
Hardwick Sand and Gravel Operation Agrees to Fine and Remedies
Mt. Washington Camp Penalized $9,485 for Wastewater System Violations
Massachusetts Students Receive 'Green Team' Awards from EOEEA and MassDEP for Environmental Protection Efforts
Grafton Company Assessed $16,800 Penalty for Air Pollution Control, Hazardous Waste Management and Industrial Wastewater Violations
Lee Company Penalized $9,077 for Air Quality Violations
Sunderland Company Penalized for Environmental Violation
Flo Chemical Corporation of Ashburnham Assessed $26,157 Penalty For Air Pollution Control and Industrial Wastewater Violations
MassDEP Fines Trucking Company $30,000 For Failing to Address Contamination at Westfield Site
Friendly's Ice Cream Corp. Assessed $21,825 Penalty For Failing To Immediately Notify MassDEP of Sulfuric Acid Spill
Industrial Polymers & Chemicals Assessed $17,150 Penalty For Environmental Violations at Shrewsbury Facility
Town of Ipswich Will Cease Water Treatment Plant's Illegal Discharge to Bull Brook and Pay $7,500 Penalty
May 2007
MassDEP Fines Chicopee Realty Corporation $3,750 For Failure to Complete Cleanup Actions
MassDEP Assesses $53,500 in Penalties For Separate Asbestos Violations in Springfield, Pittsfield, Northampton and Westfield
AMREC of Charlton Assessed $175,094 Penalty for Numerous Environmental Violations
Pan-Glo of Worcester Assessed $14,000 Penalty for Violating Air Pollution Control Requirements
Bob's Disposal Penalized $13,800 by Environmental Strike Force
Pennsylvania Transport Company Assessed $13,942 Penalty for Violating Waste Site Cleanup Requirements at Shrewsbury site
Vitasoy USA Inc. of Ayer Pays $12,000 Penalty for Environmental Violations
MassDEP Seeks Public Comments on Cleanup Plan to Restore the Health of Cape Cod's Phinneys Harbor
Orange Developer Fined for Safe Drinking Water Violations
MIT, Somerville Metals Processor Face MassDEP Penalties Following Oil Spill From Old Transformer
Barclay Lincoln Avenue Realty of Winchendon Assessed $53,937 Penalty For Asbestos Removal Violations
Turners Falls Company Penalized for Violating Air Quality and Wastewater Regulations
Torremeo Industries Agrees to $94,275 Penalty After MassDEP Finds Numerous Environmental Violations at Methuen Facility
MassDEP Fines Fairhaven Property Owner $4,000 For Wetlands Violations on North Street
Tewksbury Property Owner Penalized $31,000 by MassDEP for Failing to Complete Cleanup of PCB Contamination
Mountainside Corp. Enters Into Agreement with MassDEP to Resolve Violations of the Wetlands Protection Act in Berlin
46 Public Water Systems Honored for Drinking Water Excellence During National Drinking Water Week Celebration
Massachusetts Joins 31-State Effort to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs May 10 press release
Presstek, Inc. Fined $80,000 for Environmental Releases in South Hadley
Magnesium Hydroxide Spill at the Marlborough West Wastewater Treatment Plant Prompts River Advisory
MassDEP and Town of Mendon Enter Into Consent Order on Solid Waste Management Requirements at Closed Landfill
Developer Issued $12,150 Penalty for Wetlands Violation in Town of Holland
Statement by MassDEP of Preliminary Findings Regarding the Water Supply Incident in Spencer, Massachusetts
Hidden Cameras Catch Resident Dumping Concrete, Bricks and Soot on State-Owned Land in Lynn
MassDEP Resumes Summertime Daily Air Quality Forecasts |