Company to Pay EPA for Dumping Violations
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a $100,000 settlement with a dredging company for ocean dumping violations that occurred during a harbor-deepening project at the Port of Richmond in 1998.
Barges used by the Manson Construction Co. of Seattle spilled more than 20,000 cubic yards of dredged material on their way to an EPA-approved ocean disposal site 50 miles west of San Francisco and 9,000 feet deep.
The Ocean Dumping Act regulations guard against spilling or leaking material during transit through protected areas. These include having specialized tracking and leak-detection sensors installed on disposal barges.
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