US glass recycling company Strategic Materials has been cited by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a violation of the Clean Water Act.
The EPA states the company allowed polluted storm from its glass recycling facility into nearby waters at its Franklin, Mass, site.
The company faces a maximum penalty of up to $177,500 for the alleged violations.
According to allegations in EPA’s complaint, Strategic Materials initially failed to obtain permit coverage for its storm water discharges and failed to prepare a storm water pollution prevention plan.
Once the company obtained permit coverage, it discharged storm water from the facility in violation of various terms and conditions of EPA’s ‘Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity.’
The company also failed to implement control measures necessary to minimise pollutant discharges from storm water and failed to conduct inspections of the facility and visual assessments of the discharge outfall, according to the EPA.
Strategic Materials was established in 1896 and operates more than 40 plants throughout North America.
