Friday, November 25, 2011

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

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The settlement resolves charges that Great Lakes Calcium violate state air pollution laws and air permirt requirements at its facility on the west shorelinee of the Fox River near the Bay ofGreejn Bay, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said The alleged violations occurred from 2005 to Februar 2008. The Great Lakes Calcium facilith emits particulate matter in the form of calciu carbonate dust created from the processing and storageof limestone, and from severalp combustion processes.
The complaint charges that Great Lakes Calciuj operated in violation of state law and its permift by installing five processee withouta permit, exceeding certain permit limits, failinb to maintain records and to repor deviations, failing to calibrate instruments, and failing to meet stacik height requirements. Under the settlement, Great Lake s Calcium will pay $180,000 in forfeitures and penalty assessmentsand costs. In the company will pay $100,000 to install and operate brokenb bag detectors to provide protection against excessive emissionw beyond that required bystate law.

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