"An incinerator that burns hazardous material from Utah and around the West is facing more than $500,000 in penalties for environmental violations.
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality issued 48 violations against Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC in Utah's West Desert for problems in 2007-08.
Ten of the violations had a "major" potential for harm, including several fires at the facility. It is Utah's only large-scale incinerator for hazardous materials.
In a deal scheduled to be formally adopted next month, the DEQ is proposing that the company face $519,697 in penalties. That includes a cash payment of $153,000 and requirements to do several projects meant to benefit the environment and resolve ongoing problems at the site."
Mike Start reports for the Associated Press September 21, 2009.
"Utah Hazardous Waste Incinerator Faces Penalties"
Source: AP, 09/22/2009