by MEC407
From the Morning Sentinel:
Morning Sentinel wrote:Pan Am Railways will pay $152,000 in fines to settle allegations that it violated the federal Clean Water Act at its rail yards in Waterville and East Deerfield, Massachusetts.Read more at: https://www.centralmaine.com/2015/07/22 ... legations/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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The settlement was announced Tuesday in a news release by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA filed an administrative complaint against Pan Am on Jan. 30. The original complaint asked for $375,000 in fines to resolve the violations.
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The EPA alleged that the stormwater pollution prevention plan at Pan Am’s Waterville rail yard didn’t have the proper controls in place to minimize the effect of stormwater running off the site and into nearby waterways.
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Pan Am also failed to implement a spill prevention, control and countermeasure plan fully at the site, a tool that is used to avoid oil spills.
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The EPA alleged similar violations at the company’s East Deerfield rail yard and that the company didn’t conduct stormwater inspections in 2011 and 2012 and failed to stabilize an area where there was significant erosion.
In addition to the financial penalties, Pan Am will undertake an environmental culture assessment and “develop and implement action plans to improve the environmental culture at five of its New England Facilities” in East Deerfield, Ayer and North Billerica, Massachusetts, and in Waterville and South Portland, according to the EPA.
MEC407
Moderator:
Pan Am Railways — Boston & Maine/Maine Central — Delaware & Hudson
Central Maine & Quebec/Montreal, Maine & Atlantic/Bangor & Aroostook
Providence & Worcester — New England — GE Locomotives
Moderator:
Pan Am Railways — Boston & Maine/Maine Central — Delaware & Hudson
Central Maine & Quebec/Montreal, Maine & Atlantic/Bangor & Aroostook
Providence & Worcester — New England — GE Locomotives
