Source: Rockhill Environmental/NECC Newsletter An industrial cleaning contractor was hired to clean a former petroleum storage tank previously used for backup power purposes. Plastic sheeting and an associated dike were placed around the tank to prevent the runoff of contaminated rinse water. The sheeting and dike were not properly placed around the tank allowing a substantial […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division An industrial cleaning contractor was hired to clean a former petroleum storage tank previously used for backup power purposes. Plastic sheeting and an associated dike were placed around the tank to prevent the runoff of contaminated rinse water. The sheeting and dike were not properly placed around the tank […]

Publication Date 06/22/2010 Source: Jacksonville Journal-Courier (IL) A lawsuit over a 1998 fuel spill that caused major property contamination was resolved Monday just before the start of a bench trial to determine who should bear responsibility. The settlement reached in the 10-year-old lawsuit was not disclosed. The lawsuit said more than 3,652 gallons of red […]

A lawsuit was filed on behalf of the EPA against the current and former owners of a 25-acre site in Greenwich, Connecticut. The EPA is trying to recover $500,000 in cleanup costs and has proposed selling the site as a way to reimburse the government. The property has had several different owners since the 1980s. […]