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Company: Handy & Harman et al.
Penalty: $14,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: May 16, 2024
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: drinking water violation
Violation Description: Handy & Harman agreed to pay $14 million to resolve allegations of contamination of groundwater with trichloroethylene (TCE). TCE and other hazardous substances were used on the property, resulting in the contamination of multiple underlying groundwater aquifers and the closure of nearby drinking water wells. The company will reimburse the State for past cleanup and removal costs.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New Jersey Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New Jersey
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