Pennsylvania landfill fined by state DEP for unauthorized disposal
The Westmoreland County Landfill has agreed to pay a $25,000 civil penalty to settle the alleged violations.
The settlement agreement, announced April 28 by the state Department of Environmental Protection, also requires Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill LLC and County Hauling to fund $25,000 worth of environmental cleanup projects in environmental justice communities.
According to the DEP, County Hauling a Belle Vernon-based hauling company on numerous occasions during the first six months of 2019 used two unauthorized trucks to transport waste to the landfill and the landfill accepted the waste for disposal.
The DEP also assessed a $27,500 civil penalty for dirt and mud tracking violations on township roads around the landfill on numerous days between Dec. 2, 2020 and Feb. 2, 2021. Other alleged landfill violations resulted in enforcement actions in October and February 2020.