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Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Company pays nearly $30K for illegal dumping in Grimes Canyon Creek near Fillmore
Advanced Industrial Services, Inc. agreed to pay $29,736 after a driver for the company dumped 150 gallons of petroleum-contaminated wastewater into Grimes Canyon Creek near Fillmore. The Ventura County District Attorney's Office announced the settlement Friday after the case was investigated by both the DA's office and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The company was also ordered to comply with permanent injunctive terms prohibiting the unlawful disposal of petroleum products, the DA's office said in a news release. The case was opened Nov. 1, 2022, when an employee of California Natural Resources Group discovered petroleum byproduct in a dry creek bed at the Dryden oil lease facility in Fillmore. Investigators ultimately traced the materials back to an Advanced Industrial Services-operated vacuum truck using a combination of physical evidence, logbook records, photographs, tire tread analysis and witness statements, according to the DA's office. That evidence showed a temporary employee drove the truck and dumped petroleum-contaminated wastewater into a ravine leading to the creek bed. The driver then left without reporting the spill, as required by law. 'This case underscores the importance of thorough environmental investigations and the critical role of state, and local partnerships to protect Ventura County's natural resources,' said DA Erik Nasarenko in a statement. Authorities urged the public to report any suspected environmental violations to ensure the protection of local waterways and ecosystems. This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Company pays nearly $30K for illegal dumping in creek near Fillmore
CBS News
28-02-2025
- Business
- CBS News
LA-based company reaches $29,000 settlement with Ventura County DA over wastewater spill
A Paramount-based industrial coating company has reached a $29,736 settlement with the Ventura County District Attorney's Office over a 150-gallon spill of petroleum-contaminated wastewater into a creek bed, prosecutors said Friday. Advanced Industrial Services, Inc. was also ordered to comply with certain permanent conditions prohibiting unlawful disposal of petroleum products, according to the DA's office. In November 2022, an investigation was launched into the wastewater spill after an employee of the California Natural Resources Group found petroleum byproduct in a dry creek bed in Fillmore. The creek bed was located at a leased facility for motor oil manufacturer Dryden, but prosecutors said investigators later learned the wastewater had come from a truck being operated by a temporary employee of AIS. Investigators with the Ventura County DA's Office and California Department of Fish and Wildlife made the connection after going through evidence including interviews with witnesses, photos, tire tread analysis and logbook records, according to prosecutors. They determined that between 4 a.m. and 4:49 a.m. one morning, a driver had backed up a vacuum truck operated by AIS into Grimes Canyon Creek and discharged about 150 gallons of petroleum-contaminated wastewater into a ravine which led into the creek bed, according to prosecutors. The driver, a temporary employee of AIS, left the area without reporting the spill as required by law, prosecutors said. AIS, which lists services such as industrial painting and fireproofing, did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. The U.S. Department of Energy previously investigated the company based in the city of Paramount in Los Angeles County, announcing a $10,600 penalty in December 2022 in connection with the a severe blasting injury suffered by an AIS employee working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The University of California, which runs the lab, did not allow any further blasting work at the site to be performed by AIS. The company had reported the incident "promptly" and cooperated with the federal agency's investigation while also carrying out its own probe, Department of Energy officials said in a letter addressing the president and CEO of AIS.
