Post by Logan on Jun 28, 2016 5:05:17 GMT -6
Iowa City reaches $2.1 million settlement with EPA over landfill violations
IOWA CITY — The city of Iowa City has agreed to pay more than $2.1 million as part of a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency related to Clean Air Act violations at the city’s landfill.
As part of the agreement, announced Monday by the EPA, the city is to pay an $8,225 civil penalty, $109,000 for a Supplemental Environmental Project in the form of thermal imaging capability and $2 million to aid in future compliance with EPA regulations.
David Bryan, a spokesman for the EPA, said the city failed to properly monitor its gas collection wells and then did not properly follow up on the situation.
He said the wells, which collect the gas that comes off the landfill, exceeded proper oxygen and pressure levels. He said this is dangerous because proper well monitoring is used as a way to detect potential sources of fire before it occurs.
Read more: www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/local/iowa-city-reaches-21-million-settlement-with-epa-over-landfill-violations-20160627
IOWA CITY — The city of Iowa City has agreed to pay more than $2.1 million as part of a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency related to Clean Air Act violations at the city’s landfill.
As part of the agreement, announced Monday by the EPA, the city is to pay an $8,225 civil penalty, $109,000 for a Supplemental Environmental Project in the form of thermal imaging capability and $2 million to aid in future compliance with EPA regulations.
David Bryan, a spokesman for the EPA, said the city failed to properly monitor its gas collection wells and then did not properly follow up on the situation.
He said the wells, which collect the gas that comes off the landfill, exceeded proper oxygen and pressure levels. He said this is dangerous because proper well monitoring is used as a way to detect potential sources of fire before it occurs.
Read more: www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/local/iowa-city-reaches-21-million-settlement-with-epa-over-landfill-violations-20160627