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EPA FINES SHINE BROS $120,000
FOR STORMWATER VIOLATIONS
(Lenexa, Kan.)—Shine Bros. Corp., a commercial re-
cycling facility in Spencer, will pay $120,000 in fines
as part of administrative settlement with the EPA to
resolve industrial stormwater violations under the
Clean Water Act. The settlement was announced to-
day by the EPA Region 7 Office in Lenexa, Ks.
Investigations by EPA and the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources found that Shine Bros. Corp.’s
stormwater structural controls and management prac-
tices were ineffective in controlling pollutants. Investi-
gators found that stormwater carried pollutants off the
facility’s property into Pete’s Pond – an adjacent city
park – and through the city’s storm sewer system to
the Little Sioux River. Investigation also found the
company failed to properly conduct periodic stormwa-
ter inspections or to provide appropriate employee
training.
In addition to the fine, Shine Bros. also agreed to up-
date its pollution control plans and remove pollutants
from the city park and around the banks of Pete’s
Pond that were contaminated by the stormwater run-
off. In the spring, the company will revisit the park to
perform any additional needed cleanup and establish
an appropriate groundcover. The settlement agree-
ment is subject to a 40-day public comment period
before it becomes final. See more at:
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