SANTA ANA : Circuit-Board Maker to Pay $5,000 Fine
A circuit-board manufacturer has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine and invest at least $75,000 in a water-conservation project for violating a federal law that requires companies to report their emissions of hazardous chemicals, officials announced Tuesday.
Universal Circuits Inc., formerly on Newport Circle, was charged by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with failing to file its annual inventory in 1987 under the nation’s Community Right to Know law. The law is designed to keep neighbors informed of hazardous chemicals emitted by industries.
The company releases various chemicals into the environment, including ammonia and methyl ethyl ketone, a potent industrial solvent, according to the EPA.
EPA officials said that as part of the settlement, Universal Circuits agreed to initiate a water recycling program at its new Yale Street facility that will reduce its water consumption by 90%. The company will also sponsor and fund an outreach program for the circuit-board industry in Orange County to provide information on the project.
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