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    Oct 1, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  1. Mobile Home Park magnate will pay over $1 million for drinking water and waste water violations

    The owners of 73 mobile home park communities, which house thousands of residents, have agreed to pay a $1,339,000 penalty to resolve allegations that they violated federal and state environmental laws and regulations concerning the treatment of sewage and drinking water. The settlement agreement was filed in federal court on Friday. Frank Perano and a series of his corporations and related entities own, operate, and/or manage mobile home parks in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia. After a joint multi-year investigation, EPA and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) found evidence of more than 4,300 Clean Water Act violations at 15 mobile home parks in Pennsylvania where the defendants treat waste water, and more than 900 Safe Drinking Water Act violations at 30 mobile home parks also in Pennsylvania. The complaint filed with the proposed consent decree in federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania details violations during the past five years. The monetary settlement will be divided between the United States and Pennsylvania. The Clean Water Act violations involved illegal discharges of partially treated or untreated sewage into nearby streams and failure to properly operate and maintain treatment facilities. Safe Drinking Water Act violations generally involved the defendants' exceedances of federal drinking water standards for certain pollutants and their failure to notify residents about drinking water problems. EPA and PADEP identified the violations by conducting inspections, sharing technical and legal expertise, and requiring the defendants to provide documentation concerning sampling, operation and maintenance, and other regulated activities. While not all of the defendants' mobile home parks were cited for violations, the investigation identified widespread environmental management problems that warranted company-wide measures. In addition to the penalty, the consent decree requires the defendants to take numerous steps to protect public health and the environment and achieve compliance with environmental regulations at all 73 of its mobile home parks, including: • Hiring an approved third-party environmental consultant to perform environmental audits at each mobile home park, including examination of the treatment, collection, and drinking water systems. The environmental audits will include a report that will identify any corrective measures needed to achieve and maintain compliance. • Implementing the corrective measures in a timely fashion, subject to EPA and PADEP oversight and approval. • Conducting monthly compliance evaluations at all the mobile home parks. • Implementing specific corrective measures at two mobile home parks in Pennsylvania that had significant problems. • Working with the environmental consultant to develop a company-wide set of processes and practices designed to enable the defendants to reduce its environmental impacts and help prevent the defendants from repeating the kinds of violations they made in the past. EPA will monitor the defendants' implementation of and compliance with these processes and practices throughout the life of the consent decree. • Paying stipulated penalties for future violations and taking specific response actions if ongoing violations occur. "This settlement protects human health and the environment by requiring the defendants to improve their environmental management systems, and achieve compliance at their numerous mobile home parks," said EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. "While reinforcing our commitment to environmental justice for rural communities, this case demonstrates the benefit of federal and state agencies working together to hold chronic violators of environmental regulations accountable for their actions." "The obligations of the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act protect us all," United States Attorney Zane Memeger said. "Citizens know that when they turn on their taps, the water that they are drinking is safe, and when they walk beside a creek or swim in a river, that water is clean." The defendants cooperated with the investigation. As part of the settlement, the defendants did not admit liability for the alleged violations. The consent decree is subject to a 30-day public comment period and court approval.
    EPA release
    The owners of 73 mobile home park communities, which house thousands of residents, have agreed to pay a $1,339,000 penalty to resolve allegations that they violated federal and state environmental laws and regulations concerning the treatment of sewage...

    Tags: Middletown, Environmental Pollution, Northwood, House Building, Water

    2. Sep 26, 2012 |Story| LA Canada

  2. Los Gringos Locos was once a Conrads

    <strong>Ten Years Ago</strong>
    Ten Years Ago St. Francis High School on Sept. 29, 2002 dedicated its new 325-seat, 12,000-square-foot Performing Arts Center. Prior to its completion, the school used Lanterman Auditorium to stage its productions. Twenty Years Ago Conrads in Plaza de...

    Tags: Tennis, Hospitals and Clinics, Bozo the Clown (fictional character)

    3. Sep 7, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Bear dragged itself off of Interstate 68 after being struck by car

    A bear dragged itself north off Interstate 68 on Friday afternoon after being struck by a car, according to Washington County Emergency Services. A person traveling by saw the incident and reported it to the 911 center at 3:23 p.m. Friday, according to...
    4. Aug 22, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  4. 16-Year-Old Male Dies In Accidental Shooting

    Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old male who they say died from an accidental shooting. It happened along Green Lane in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County. They say he was camping out with friends in a tent when police received a call about the shooting around 2:30 Wednesday morning.
    Staff reporter
    Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old male who they say died from an accidental shooting. It happened along Green Lane in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County. They say he was camping out with friends in a tent when...

    Tags: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania)

    5. Jul 31, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  5. Gular looks for first auto racing win of season at Grandview

    Confidently, Mike Gular has been building a career year this season. The Green Lane driver entered the racing program Saturday night at Grandview Speedway sitting solidly as the fifth-place driver in the season-long points battle aboard the Jeremy and...

    Tags: Kutztown, Vehicles, Danielsville, East Greenville, Walnutport

    6. May 29, 2012 |Story| LA Canada

  6. La Cañada Flintridge crime blotter: Forgery suspect arrested

    May 17 Grand theft: 4500 block of Vinetta Avenue, 2 p.m. A man seen driving down Hampton Road and stopping in the middle of the street was stopped by a deputy, who recognized him as a forgery suspect. A search of the car revealed several checks, worth...

    Tags: Anglicanism, Religion and Belief, Apple iPhone, Christianity, Nikon Corp

    7. Jun 2, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  7. Nonprofit picks 6 cities for bikeways

    The Chain Gang - Orlando Sentinel
    Bikes Belong Foundation and its Green Lane Project along with transportation officials across the country have announced an initiative to work with Austin, Chicago, Memphis, Portland, Ore., San Francisco and Washington, D.C., to help develop world-class...
    8. Feb 6, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Driver hits truck, utility pole, building

    The driver of a northbound 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck drove off Pennsylvania Avenue, sideswiped an M.S. Johnston Co. truck, struck a utility pole and crashed into the M.S. Johnston Co. building Monday afternoon, according to Deputy Dan Watson of the Washington County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office.
    The driver of a northbound 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck drove off Pennsylvania Avenue, sideswiped an M.S. Johnston Co. truck, struck a utility pole and crashed into the M.S. Johnston Co. building Monday afternoon, according to Deputy Dan Watson of the...

    Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Accidents

    9. Dec 6, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. 1 injured in Palatine apartment building fire

    The cause of an early morning Palatine apartment building fire that injured one resident and left the structure uninhabitable is under investigation, officials said.
    The cause of an early morning Palatine apartment building fire that injured one resident and left the structure uninhabitable is under investigation, officials said. The fire broke out in the six-unit building at 1952 N. Green Lane North shortly after 1...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds, Health, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering

    10. Aug 12, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. Wreck in Martinsville sends two to hospital

    Two people were taken to the hospital after a single car wreck in Martinsville.
    Two people were taken to the hospital after a single car wreck in Martinsville. It happened around 9 a.m. Friday on Brookdale Road.  Police say the car was traveling west on Brookdale Road at a high rate of speed.  Investigators say the driver lost...

    Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest

    11. Sep 16, 2011 |Story| Glendale News Press

  11. Foothill residents saddled with higher trash rates

    Residents of La Ca&ntilde;ada Flintridge can choose the company that hauls their trash, but in doing so, they might be choosing higher prices.
    Residents of La Cañada Flintridge can choose the company that hauls their trash, but in doing so, they might be choosing higher prices. Even with Athens Services and Allied Waste Services competing, and new hauler NASA soon to be offering its services as...

    Tags: NASA, Athens (Greece)

    12. Sep 14, 2011 |Story| LA Canada

  12. Volunteer trail work pays off

    On behalf of the trail users and the LCF Trails Council, we would like to thank the many volunteers who chose to work so hard fixing the trails on Saturday as part of the 9.10.11 give-back-to-the-community event. Boy Scout Troop 501, along with a...

    Tags: Sport Chalet Incorporated

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