Continental Stone assessed $3,000 environmental penalty.STERLING - The Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) assessed a $3,000 penalty to Continental Stone Marble and Granite granite, coarse-grained igneous rock of even texture and light color, composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars. It usually contains small quantities of mica or hornblende, and minor accessory minerals may be present. , Inc. of Sterling, after an inspection revealed a violation of state industrial wastewater regulations. In April, MassDEP conducted a routine inspection of Continental Stone, which operates a retail stone, granite and marble countertop manufacturing facility at 287 Leominster Leominster (lĕm`ĭnstər), city (1990 pop. 38,145), Worcester co., N central Mass.; set off from Lancaster 1740, inc. as a city 1915. Road. The inspection determined the company had discharged wastewater generated by its stone-cutting operations onto the ground outside its building without having a valid MassDEP-issued Groundwater Discharge Groundwater discharge is the volumetric flow rate of groundwater through an aquifer. Groundwater discharge, Q Total groundwater discharge, as reported through a specified area, is similarly expressed as: Since the inspection, Continental Stone has stopped discharging wastewater to the ground and has installed a system to better treat and handle its wastewater. The company agreed to maintain compliance with applicable regulations, and pay the $3,000 penalty. "MassDEP has identified a number of similar operations and has found violations of discharge requirements. This is an important reminder to businesses to ensure that their wastewater discharges meet federal, state and local requirements," said Martin Suuberg, director of MassDEP's Central Regional Office in Worcester Worcester, city, England Worcester (w  s`tər), city (1991 pop. 75,466) and district, Worcestershire, W central England, on the Severn River. .
"This company immediately ordered and installed a zero-discharge
recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. system, allowing it to re-use the water, and that returned the
facility to compliance."
MassDEP is responsible for ensuring clean air and water, safe management and recycling of solid and hazardous wastes Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. , timely cleanup of hazardous waste sites and spills, and the preservation of wetlands and coastal resources. |
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