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Kansas
Department of Health & Environment
Bill Graves, Governor
Clyde D. Graeber, Secretary
For Immediate Release
November 20, 2001
Contact: Mike Heideman, 785-296-5795
Ace Electric, LLC, Columbus, has agreed to pay a $23,300 civil penalty for violations of state hazardous waste regulations. The violations were documented in a June 28 inspection of the company's facilities.
Among the violations noted were a failure to mark 15 hazardous waste storage containers with the words "Hazardous Waste"; accumulation start dates were not marked on 19 containers; and ten storage containers were not closed at the time of the inspection. The facility also did not have a hazardous waste contingency plan or a proper training program, and had failed to submit biennial reports to KDHE.
Department inspectors will continue to monitor the Ace Electric facility to ensure compliance with environmental regulations