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Waste & Recycling March 06, 2015 10:30:59 AM

State lodges complaint against scrap metal company for environmental violations

Paul Ploumis
ScrapMonster Author
A complaint was filed in the Superior Court by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Attorney General (AG) against two scrap metal companies for environmental violations

State lodges complaint against scrap metal company for environmental violations

PROVIDENCE (Scrap Monster): A complaint was filed in the Superior Court by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Attorney General (AG) against two scrap metal companies for environmental violations.

The complaint was filed against Rhode Island Recycled Metals, its manager, Edward Sciaba Sr., and AARE, which owns the land. According to the complaint, the companies were found to have violated the Water Pollution Control Act and the Oil Pollution Control Act. The companies were alleged to have discharged storm water into Providence River. In addition, they also noted instances of oil spilling into the river. As per court records, these companies were found to have violated laws several times before also.

The companies failed to obtain necessary permits required to begin their operations. Moreover, they have failed to comply with the DEM agreement to sort out the cited environmental issues. Both the companies have inflicted severe damage to the environment by failing to install new equipment at the facility and implement other measures necessary to control pollution. Despite several administrative procedures, the companies failed to take remedial actions. Inspections conducted during end-2014 and in Jan ’15 and Feb ’15 had revealed that the company had done little to install storm water controls and prevent oil spillage.

The offices of the DEM and AG called upon the court to resolve the matter. They pleaded before the Court that a judge orders the companies to fix the issues at the earliest to prevent further risk to environment.

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