January 17, 2008
EPA fines Union company
An oil company in Union is facing more than $150,000 in fines for failing to to have a plan ready in the event of an oil spill.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the federal Environmental Protection Agency fined Butler, Maxcy & Heath Inc. $157,500 after an inspection found the company was in violation of the Clean Water Act by not having an oil spill plan at its facility, according to the Ellsworth American. After the inspection, the company then failed to provide the EPA with information about the steps it took to come into compliance with the law, the paper said.
A representative from the company was not reached for comment by the newspaper.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the federal Environmental Protection Agency fined Butler, Maxcy & Heath Inc. $157,500 after an inspection found the company was in violation of the Clean Water Act by not having an oil spill plan at its facility, according to the Ellsworth American. After the inspection, the company then failed to provide the EPA with information about the steps it took to come into compliance with the law, the paper said.
A representative from the company was not reached for comment by the newspaper.
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