WEST COVINA : BKK Corp. Fined $304,500 for Violations at Landfill
The BKK Corp., which hopes to open a regional garbage dump in a mountain canyon near Santa Clarita, will pay $304,500 in fines for various violations involving the closure of its hazardous waste landfill in West Covina, state officials announced Friday.
The fine was imposed after a team of inspectors from the state Department of Toxic Substances Control found 23 violations of state hazardous waste laws and regulations at the landfill in October, 1990, officials said.
Violations included improper maintenance of a clay covering over the landfill, open containers of hazardous waste, inadequate security and failure to maintain adequate inspection logs. BKK was ordered to close its 170-acre hazardous-waste landfill in 1984 after it was found to be contaminating nearby ground water.
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