MassDEP assesses penalty to company for landfill violations

Resource Control Inc. (RCI), based in Foxboro, Massachusetts, has been assessed a $60,000 penalty for violating solid waste regulations at their landfill in Barre, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) regulations require compliance with permit conditions and approved operating procedures.

During site inspections last April and October, MassDEP says that its inspectors observed numerous environmental violations, including disrepair of facility stormwater channels and migration of sediment off-site to the Ware River, disposal of liquid waste and damage to a silt fence around an existing cover repair project.

RCI has implemented measures to prevent another migration of sediment off-site, has had no recurrences and has returned to compliance by replacing the silt fence and repairing the stormwater swale.

In a recent consent order, the company agreed to comply with the applicable regulations and pay $15,000 of the penalty. The remaining amount of the penalty will be directed towards the transfer of 3.57 acres of landfill property RCI owns to the Town of Barre under MassDEP's policy for Supplemental Environmental Projects. The transferred property will allow the town to expand its existing facility for composting and recycling operations.