Saturday, November 6, 2010

Great Lakes Calcium to pay $280,000 fine in settlement - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

http://property-canada.com/roadside.html
The settlement resolves chargeds that Great Lakes Calcium violated statd air pollution laws and air permit requirements at its facilityu on the west shoreline of the Fox River near the Bay ofGreenj Bay, the Wisconsin Department of Justicre said Tuesday. The alleged violations occurred from 2005 toFebruargy 2008. The Great Lakes Calcium facilityg emits particulate matter in the form of calciumn carbonate dust created from the processing and storageeof limestone, and from several combustionj processes.
The complaint charges that Great Lakese Calcium operated in violation of statre law and its permit by installinb five processes without a exceeding certain permit failing to maintain records and toreport deviations, failingh to calibrate instruments, and failingv to meet stack height Under the settlement, Great Lakes Calciun will pay $180,000 in forfeitures and penaltg assessments and costs. In addition, the company will pay $100,0090 to install and operate broken bag detectors to providse protection against excessive emissions beyonsd that required bystate law.

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