EPA v. CAPITOL WASTE SYSTEMS INC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
ON TWO DAYS IN MAY 2007, EPA CONDUCTED UNANNOUNCED OBSERVATIONS OF CAPITOL'S REFUSE TRUCK LOT IN REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS. THE EVIDENCE GATHERED INDICATES THAT CAPITOL FREQUENTLY VIOLATED THE MASSACHUSETTS IDLING REGULATION AT THIS REFUSE TRUCK LOT. THE IDLING REGULATION LIMITS IDLING TO FIVE MINUTES, WITH A FEW INAPPLICABLE EXCEPTIONS. OVER TOW DAYS, EPA ALLEGES, CAPITOL IDLED 100 TRUCKS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2164 MINUTES, OR AN AVERAGE OF 21 MINUTES PER TRUCK. DIESEL IDLING RELEASES POLLUTANTS THAT CAN HARM LUNGS, EXACERBATE ASTHMA, AND CAUSE CANCER. THE TRUCK LOT IS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE ACTION SEEKS A PENALTY OF $107,300.
Defendants (1)
- CAPITOL WASTE SYSTEMS INC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CAPITOL WASTE SERVICES INC
1222 BENNINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA, 02128
Registry ID: 110030475251
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CAPITOL WASTE SERVICES INCentered 2007-12-20
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $107,300
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2007-06-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2007-06-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2007-12-20Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600044328
- Case number
- 01-2007-1230
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2007-1230 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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