Company Fined for Polluting
Sinnemahoning Creek
A solid waste company has been fined for violations in Cameron and Centre counties last fall.
The Department of Environmental Protection says a truck driver with Veolia Solid Waste of Brockway drained about 100 gallons of coolant and rust preventative into a storm drain at GKN Sinter Metals in Emporium.
The drain led directly to a DEP-permitted outfall that empties into the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek.
GKN employees had placed absorbent pads and booms in the creek to contain the contamination, but DEP inspectors were still able to see a slight sheen on the creek’s surface.
The $11,200 fine was paid to the Solid Waste Abatement Fund, which is used to help pay for cleanups across the state.
The Department of Environmental Protection says a truck driver with Veolia Solid Waste of Brockway drained about 100 gallons of coolant and rust preventative into a storm drain at GKN Sinter Metals in Emporium.
The drain led directly to a DEP-permitted outfall that empties into the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek.
GKN employees had placed absorbent pads and booms in the creek to contain the contamination, but DEP inspectors were still able to see a slight sheen on the creek’s surface.
The $11,200 fine was paid to the Solid Waste Abatement Fund, which is used to help pay for cleanups across the state.
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