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

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 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