EPA alleged that the company exceeded the limits of pollutants the facility is allowed to discharge to the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Sewer Authority (WVSSA), also in Hanover.
According to EPA, KBS violated Clean Water Act requirements on the pretreatment of wastewater sent to WVSSA.
The company has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $60,000, with $30,000 going to the US and $30,000 going to WVSSA.
EPA’s complaint alleged that from 2005 through 2010 KBS exceeded its pretreatment permit discharge limits for lead and copper for at least 52 months, including 84 monthly average violations, and six violations of daily maximum limits.
EPA said due to a process change, separate from this action, the facility no longer discharges an industrial wastestream to WVSSA.
