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Enforcement Order EPD-SW-2893

Facility Tommy Thornton Enterprises, Inc / Thornton Tree Service
County Jones County
Cause of Order unlawful dumping and disposal of solid waste; engaging in solid waste handling without a solid waste handling permit; engaging in solid waste handling in a manner than can impair the quality of ground or surface waters, air quality, quality of the environment, or likely create other hazards; open dumping and open burning of vegetative land clearing debris without a permit; failing to collect and transport solid waste to a permitted solid waste handling facility; failing to deposit solid waste in a solid waste handling facility authorized to receive the applicable waste types; open burning solid waste
Requirements of Order remove all openly dumped solid waste, transport it to a permitted solid waste handling facility, and submit receipts; submit a written corrective action plan and include measures that have been or will be implemented to ensure that the violations do not reoccur
Settlement Amount $10,000.00
Legal Authority Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act
Date Executed 9‑Sep‑2020
Publication Date For Executed Order 14‑Sep‑2020
File Attachments None