DHEC fines waste hauler
St. George company agrees to pay $95,000 and ensure proper handling and disposal
By Tony Bartelme
State environmental regulators have fined TransGlobal Trucking, a St. George hazardous waste hauler, $95,000 for a laundry list of pollution violations, ranging from improper record-keeping to failure to design and maintain a facility that minimizes "the possibility of fire, explosion or any unplanned sudden" release of hazardous waste.
The Post and Courier's on-line center for investigative reporting.Want to know how your favorite restaurant was rated by DHEC? Wonder about state employees' salaries?
Check out what our Watchdog reporters found.
In an agreement with the state Department of Health and Environmental Control, the company agreed to pay the fine and ensure that wastes are properly handled, and that no sewage and industrial wastes are dumped into the environment without a permit.
Jimmy Beliveau, facility manager of TransGlobal Trucking, said that the company changed the operation's management to handle the issue and removed all hazardous waste from the site. "We currently do not transport hazardous waste, therefore eliminating future problems," he said.
According to a consent order, the fine stems from inspections DHEC made in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
During each visit, inspectors identified problems in the way the company stored hazardous waste. Inspectors said they found that some hazardous wastes were being mixed with non-hazardous waste. They found some of the containers were damaged and leaking, and that the company didn't have proper fire protection and spill-control equipment.
Reach Tony Bartelme at tbartelme@postandcourier.com or 937-5554.
E-mail this story
Printer-friendly version
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Notice about comments:Postandcourier.com is pleased to offer readers the enhanced ability to comment on stories. We expect our readers to engage in lively, yet civil discourse. Postandcourier.com does not edit user submitted statements and we cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted in the comments area. Responsibility for the statements posted lies with the person submitting the comment, not postandcourier.com. If you find a comment that is objectionable, please click "report abuse" and we will review it for possible removal. Please be reminded, however, that in accordance with our Terms of Use and federal law, we are under no obligation to remove any third party comments posted on our website. Read our full Terms and Conditions.
Users can now build user-to-user connections, follow friends' recent posts, add an avatar that fits their personality, and more. If you have posted here before you'll need to sign up again, or if you've never posted before, start now by signing up!
- Most Commented
- Most Emailed
- Shared
- Upper King on rise: Hotels, apartments, restaurants changing face of downtown area
- Missing woman case gets murkier
- Missing woman's fiance found dead in his home
- Texts from missing Mount Pleasant woman's phone 'normal'
- Body of missing woman's fiance was found near handgun
- DAVID SLADE: S.C. offers hybrid car tax credit
- Pinterest: Pinning hopes and dreams
- Black women today: Strong. Resilient. Ambitious.
- Facebook posts may cost you a job
- MCDERMOTT COLUMN: Golf business has risks, rewards
