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An on-site chemical waste treatment plant released effluent to the Housatonic River under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. [1] Beginning in 1980, waste lagoons were regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and part of a 'treatment, storage, or disposal facility'. The lagoons were closed under ...
The Housatonic River (/ ... Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1260, made by Monsanto, was a primary contaminant of the pollution in the Housatonic River. [24]
This is a list of Superfund sites in Massachusetts designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. . The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contamination
Tribar, under fire for chemical flowing into Huron River, says a worker "no longer employed by our company" overrode alarms. State regulators: Company overrode alarms 460 times as chemical flowed ...
Mar. 4—A new study identified tiny plastic pollutants in all of 53 popular Pennsylvania waterways sampled, including the Susquehanna and Lackawanna rivers. The findings, released Wednesday in a ...
A potentially responsible party (PRP) is a possible polluter who may eventually be held liable under CERCLA for the contamination or misuse of a particular property or resource. Four classes of PRPs may be liable for contamination at a Superfund site: the current owner or operator of the site; [32]
The Housatonic Valley Economic Development Partnership is striving to develop a 38-mile (61 km) River Trail on the Still and Housatonic rivers for canoeing and kayaking. They periodically organize river clean-ups, using paid contractors and volunteers, to clear debris from the river. They also lobby for kayak put-in/out ramps.
Between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons of a water-based latex finishing solution spilled into the river. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...