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EPA Fines Naval Base
Boston, MA: (Apr-01-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the US Naval Submarine Base in Groton, CT, alleging that there was improper storage and management of hazardous wastes at its facility. The suit was filed after an EPA investigation in August 2006 that revealed that the base's hazardous waste storage facilities had several violations.
The allegations included the failure of the base to maintain adequate ventilation in the main building used for the storage and treatment of hazardous wastes. EPA officials stated that summertime temperatures recorded at the time of the inspection peaked at about 95 degrees, and the main storage building lacked adequate ventilation to ensure that flammable materials were kept at a safe temperature and that employees could work under safe conditions. The report claimed that other locations throughout the base also exhibited unsafe or improper storage of hazardous wastes.
As part of a settlement reached, the Naval Base agreed to pay $37,059 in penalties, and will undertake a $114,000 environment project. The project will work to install solar-powered air conditioning in a storage bay where ignitable hazardous waste is stored, within the base's permitted hazardous waste treatment and storage facility. As a result of the air conditioning, the storage bay will be kept from becoming overheated. [SEACOAST ONLINE: SUBMARINE BASE IN GROTON, CT FINED FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE VIOLATIONS]
Published on Apr-2-08
The allegations included the failure of the base to maintain adequate ventilation in the main building used for the storage and treatment of hazardous wastes. EPA officials stated that summertime temperatures recorded at the time of the inspection peaked at about 95 degrees, and the main storage building lacked adequate ventilation to ensure that flammable materials were kept at a safe temperature and that employees could work under safe conditions. The report claimed that other locations throughout the base also exhibited unsafe or improper storage of hazardous wastes.
As part of a settlement reached, the Naval Base agreed to pay $37,059 in penalties, and will undertake a $114,000 environment project. The project will work to install solar-powered air conditioning in a storage bay where ignitable hazardous waste is stored, within the base's permitted hazardous waste treatment and storage facility. As a result of the air conditioning, the storage bay will be kept from becoming overheated. [
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