THE DIRTY HALF-DOZEN
Following is a list of the six most severe air pollution penalties assessed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District in July.
Company Penalty Violation Central Plants Inc. $2,534 Failure to submit pollution Fullerton, Huntington Beach control plans for operating (Heating and cooling internal combustion engines supplier) at both locations. Toyota of Garden Grove Auto Body $800 Failure to obtain permit Garden Grove to operate a paint spray booth. (Auto body refinishing) Tri-County Sandblasting $700 Operating contrary Westminster to permit conditions. (Sandblasting service) The Stochland Co. $500 Use of coatings with excessive Irvine levels of ozone-forming (Camper shell volatile organic compounds. manufacturer) Anaheim Manufacturing $500 Use of coatings with Anaheim excessive levels of volatile (Garbage disposal organic compounds. assembler) Thrifty Oil Co. No. 21 $450 Failure to maintain gasoline Santa Ana pump vapor recovery (Gasoline service station) equipment.
Source: South Coast Air Quality Management District
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