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 March, the most recent period for which information is available.. Company: Van Doren Rubber Co. Inc. 2095 N. Batavia St., Orange. Penalty: $32,000 Violation: Modifying and operating three vulcanizers without valid permits; exceeding permit condition usage limits for two rubber mixing units and exceeding permit conditions limiting the use of the solvent hexene for three vulcanizing units (athletic shoe manufacturer). Company: The Waterfront Construction Inc./ J.A. Jones Construction Co./ Carlacio Landscape Inc. 660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1050, Newport Beach Penalty: $15,000 Violation: Blowing dust into a trailer park during construction and failure to prevent dust from blowing on roadways. In addition, Carlacio Landscape was cited for allowing fertilizer and dirt to blow into the trailer park (construction firm). Company: Exhibitree Inc. 9700 Toledo Way, Irvine Penalty: $2,000 Violation: Failure to post permits for its paint spray booth and exceeding volatile organic compound emission limits (exhibit and display booth manufacturer). Company: Wheel Machine Products 12350 Edison Way, Garden Grove Penalty: $1,500 Violation: Failure to submit a trip reduction plan (steel wheel manufacturer). Company: Roadrunner Material Distributor 541 S. Van Buren St., Placentia Penalty: $980 Violation: Failure to obtain a gasoline storage and dispensing station permit and failure to maintain a vapor recovery system on its gas nozzles (construction material distributor). Company: Gable Plastics Inc. 2205 S. Standard Ave., Santa Ana Penalty: $450 Violation: Failure to obtain a permit to operate two plastic extruders (plastic pipe manufacturer). Source: South Coast Air Quality Management District