FEDERAL EPA GIVES MAX ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES DEADLINES

The federal Environmental Protection Agency has given MAX Environmental Technologies out of Pittsburgh several deadlines to meet to fix problems on how it treats hazardous materials or pay a hefty fine each day it is in non-compliance. The Trib reports that the company will be able to continue to treat hazardous waste at their Yukon facility, but must do so under the requirements of a consent decree they signed that went into effect on Friday. The EPA barred MAX from dumping untreated waste on its 16-acre landfill and from disposing the treated and untreated hazardous waste in its landfill until the material is reviewed and analyzed by an auditor, then tested by a state-accredited laboratory. Also, repairs need to be made to a roof of a containment building within 120 days. Should the company fail to meet deadlines, the fine is $73,000 a day.