Air & Radiation Management Administration
Maryland Regional Cancer Care, L.L.C. (Charles County) – On June 7, MDE issued a Complaint, Order, and Administrative Penalty in the amount of $2,000 to Maryland Regional Cancer Care for a radiation misadministration that occurred at the treatment facility. The facility allowed a patient to be treated with the treatment plan prescribed for another patient. Status: Maryland Regional Cancer Care has 10 days to request a hearing on the Order and 30 days to request a hearing on the Administrative Penalty. (Reference #RHP 06-03
Eastalco (Frederick County) – On May 22, MDE received payment of a $50,000 civil penalty as required by a recently signed Consent Order between MDE and Eastalco. MDE and Eastalco signed the Consent Order to address violations of air quality requirements. The violations included federal air toxics violations as well as violations of the vegetation sampling program. Under the terms of the Consent Order, Eastalco agreed to take corrective actions to prevent future violations and pay the $50,000 civil penalty. Status: Case Closed. (Reference #AQCP 060428)
Cytec Engineered Materials, Inc. (Cytec) (Harford County) – On June 9, MDE issued a Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty in the amount of $8,500 to Cytec for violations of air quality regulations. Cytec operates an adhesives manufacturing plant in Havre de Grace. The facility is a “major” source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as defined in the Clean Air Act, making it subject to Title V permitting requirements. The company violated its Title V permit by failing to maintain and record air pollution monitoring data for 50 days. Monitoring and record keeping are key requirements of the Title V permit to help ensure compliance. Status: Cytec has 30 days to request a hearing. (Reference # AQCP 05-29A)
Waste Management Administration
Roland K. Fisher (Allegany County) – 3 affected properties – On May 15, MDE issued an Administrative Complaint, Order and Penalty equaling $30,000 to Roland K. Fisher for violating Maryland’s Lead Laws by failing to register properties and failure to bring the affected properties into compliance with risk reduction standards. Status – Roland K. Fisher has 10 days to request a hearing on the Complaint and Order and 30 days to request a hearing on the Penalty. (Case Number 2005-01-8153)
Allen Becker (Baltimore City) – 5 affected properties – On June 12, MDE issued an Administrative Complaint, Order and Penalty equaling $16,500 to Allen Becker for violating Maryland’s Lead Laws by failing register his properties, and failure to bring the affected properties into compliance with risk reduction standards. Status – Allen Becker has 10 days to request a hearing on the Complaint and Order and 30 days to request a hearing on the Penalty. (Case Number 2006-30-8796)
Dawitt Mellesse (Baltimore City) – 1 affected property – On June 12, MDE issued an Administrative Complaint, Order and Penalty equaling $11,000 to Dawitt Mellesse for violating Maryland’s Lead Laws by failing register his property, and failure to bring the affected property into compliance with risk reduction standards. Status – Dawitt Mellesse has 10 days to request a hearing on the Complaint and Order and 30 days to request a hearing on the Penalty. (Case Number 2006-30-8835)
C. Murrell Business Consultants, Inc. and Cephus M. Murrell (Baltimore City) – 1 affected property – On May 15, MDE issued an Administrative Complaint and Penalty equaling $5,000 to C. Murrell Business Consultants, Inc. and Cephus M. Murrell for violating Maryland’s Lead Laws by hiring persons to perform lead abatement activities who were not trained or accredited to perform lead abatement work. Status – C. Murrell Business Consultants, Inc. and Cephus M. Murrell have 10 days to request a hearing on the Complaint and 30 days to request a hearing on the Penalty. (Case Number 2005-30-8286)
David Perry (Baltimore City) – 10 affected properties – On June 12, MDE issued an Administrative Complaint, Order and Penalty equaling $16,200 to David Perry for violating Maryland’s Lead Laws by failing to register his properties and failure to bring the affected properties into compliance with risk reduction standards. Status – David Perry has 10 days to request a hearing on the Complaint and Order and 30 days to request a hearing on the Penalty. (Case Number 2006-30-8602)
Williamson Properties, LLC and H. Tolbert Williamson (Caroline County) – 20 affected properties – On June 7, MDE issued an Administrative Complaint, Order and Penalty equaling $100,000 to Williamson Properties, LLC and H. Tolbert Williamson for violating Maryland’s Lead Laws by failing to register properties and failure to bring the affected properties into compliance with risk reduction standards. Status – Williamson Properties, LLC and H. Tolbert Williamson have 10 days to request a hearing on the Complaint and Order and 30 days to request a hearing on the Penalty. (Case Number 2005-05-8264)
Rachael Montgomery (Harford County) – 1 affected property – On May 19, MDE issued an Administrative Complaint, Order and Penalty equaling $24,000 to Rachael Montgomery for violating Maryland’s Lead Laws by failing to register a property and failure to bring the affected property into compliance with risk reduction standards. Status – Rachael Montgomery has 10 days to request a hearing on the Complaint and Order and 30 days to request a hearing on the Penalty. (Cases Number 2006-12-8490 and 2006-12-8491)
Long Life Treated Wood, Inc. (Wicomico County) – On June 8, MDE issued a Notice of Violation seeking a civil penalty of $5,000 to Long Life Treated Wood, Inc. for violating Maryland’s law and regulations regarding Controlled Hazardous Substances. An inspection of the Long Life Treated Wood facility in Hebron, Md. found numerous violations of hazardous waste regulations. Status: If not paid in 20 days, this matter will be referred to the Office of the Attorney General for possible action. (Case Number NOV-06-054)
Water Management Administration
Business World, Inc. (Caroline County) – On May 19, 2006, MDE finalized an administrative settlement agreement with Business World, Inc. to resolve alleged violations of certain effluent limitations of State Discharge Permit 00-DP-1669A for the Cedar Mobile Home Park Wastewater Treatment Plant located in Marydel, Maryland during the period May 2001 through March 2, 2005. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Business World, Inc. has agreed to pay $8,000 to the Maryland Clean Water Fund to resolve the matter. Status: Case closed. (Reference #SA-06-0315).
Susquehanna Water Filtration Plant (Cecil County) - On May 26, 2006, MDE and the Commissioners of Perryville finalized an administrative consent order regarding improvements to the Susquehanna Water Filtration Plant located on Frenchtown Road in Perryville. Under the terms of the consent order, Perryville is required to submit to MDE within 30 days for review and approval a plan for construction of a new water treatment plant by no later than August 1, 2008. The consent order also requires Perryville to pay to the Maryland Clean Water Fund a penalty of $4,600 to resolve past total suspended solids and total iron effluent violations of State Discharge Permit 00-DP-2303. Status: Case closed. (Reference #CO-06-0281).
Town of Rising Sun (Cecil County) – On June 5, 2006, MDE and the Town of Rising Sun finalized an administrative consent order regarding improvements to the Rising Sun Wastewater Treatment Plant to accomplish nitrification in order to achieve compliance with the effluent limitations of State Discharge Permit 99-DP-0107. Under the terms of the consent order, Rising Sun must complete the plant upgrade by December 31, 2008. The consent order also establishes interim effluent performance standards and stipulated penalties for violations of the terms of the consent order and discharge permit. Status: Case closed. (Reference #CO-06-0320).
City of Salisbury (Wicomico County) – On May 19, 2006, MDE issued an administrative complaint, order and penalty against the City of Salisbury alleging violations of the Salisbury Wastewater Treatment Plant’s State Discharge Permit (02-DP-0696) resulting from the improper storage of the facility’s sewage sludge. The order requires Salisbury to cease adding any additional sludge or wastewater to the facility’s lagoon and to maintain at least 12 inches of freeboard in the lagoon at all times. The order also requires the removal of sludge from the #2 biosolids lagoon by November 15, 2006 unless Salisbury installs monitoring wells and groundwater tests are submitted by July 15, 2006 that demonstrate to MDE’s satisfaction that there is not leakage of pollutants in which case Salisbury is then required to empty and remove biosolids by no later than June 1, 2009. If groundwater testing shows that leakage is occurring, then Salisbury will be required to empty and remove biosolids from the lagoon within 90 days. Status: Salisbury has requested a hearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings. (Reference #AO-06-0316).
Water and Sediment Pollution Penalties – Statewide
During the period May 15, 2006 to June 15, 2006, MDE collected an additional $17,550 to the Clean Water Fund in resolution of alleged water pollution violations from five facilities and $15,200 to the Sediment Fund in resolution of alleged sediment control violations at three construction sites.
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