Lawn company fined for wastewater discharge
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EG Systems of Marysville, Ohio, owner of Scotts Lawn Service in
Monroeville, has agreed to pay a $160,000 penalty to settle charges
stemming from the intentional discharge of up to 1,000 gallons of
wastewater into Thompson Run in June 2010.
The wastewater contained high levels of herbicides, pesticides and
fertilizer.
The state Department of Environmental Protection said today that investigators, responding to complaints of odors, discovered that a Scotts employee had built a syphon system to drain an 8,000-gallon holding tank directly into a storm sewer that connected to the stream.
DEP's investigation found eight violations of the state's Solid Waste
Management Act and its Clean Streams Law. The fine will be paid to the
state's Clean Water Fund, which is used to address pollution problems.
Scotts hired a environmental contractor to do remediation work on the
stream.
In a separate action, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
reached a settlement on criminal charges against the employee. He is
required to serve two years of probation, pay a $2,500 fine and perform 40 hours of community service.
First Published February 22, 2012 1:24 pm
