Countywide : 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 May. Company R.D. Builders Inc. 933 N. Batavia St. Orange Penalty $7,750 Violation Failure to notify the AQMD within 24 hours of detecting gasoline-contaminated soil at a Chevron service station, 19156 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana; failure to properly monitor excavated soil for gasoline contamination; failure to cover contaminated soil and to implement contaminated-soil mitigation measures, and failure to comply with permit conditions on Sept. 12 to 14, 1989 (general contractor for excavating underground gasoline storage tanks). (Represents 50% of a $15,000 settlement that included equal payment by Groundwater Technology Inc. of Torrance. Company BFI Hospital Waste Systems of California Inc. 5722 Research Drive Huntington Beach Penalty $3,000 Violation Public nuisance violation due to odors from its medical waste incinerator in March, 1988 (waste treatment company). Company Chevron U.S.A. 1550 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach Penalty $1,000 Violation Failure to maintain a vapor recovery system in its gasoline pumps in April, 1990 (service station). Company Pacifica Aerospace Corp. 1571 MacArthur Blvd., Costa Mesa Penalty $1,000 Violation Excessive hydrocarbon emissions caused by storage of paint rags in an open container in March and April, 1990 (aerospace company). Company Raytheon Service Co. 10 Goodyear, Irvine Penalty $750 Violation Operating contrary to permit conditions in March, 1990 (repair company for guided missiles and semiconductors). Company Grondorf Field & Co. 9201 Jeronimo Road, Irvine Penalty $700 Violation Operating a paint-spray booth contrary to permit conditions in November, 1989 (designer and manufacturer of trade-show exhibits). Source: South Coast Air Quality Management District