Anaheim : EPA to Remove Drums of Hazardous Material
The Environmental Protection Agency, using Coast Guard personnel, today will begin a cleanup of large drums of hazardous waste left behind when a photo-engraving company was evicted from its building on the city’s east side.
Patrick Denny, a spokesman for the city, said the E.C. Kraemer Co. was cited 18 months ago by the city for storing about 170 steel drums of hazardous material behind the building at 1010 E. Lacy Ave.
The case is still pending, he said. Meanwhile, the owner of the photo-engraving company was evicted for non-payment of rent and left the hazardous materials behind.
“And, frankly, we don’t know what he’s doing these days,” Denny said of Kraemer.
The EPA decided to identify and remove each steel drum, for which Kraemer still is responsible, Denny said.
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