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General Electric

Violations of New York Water and Hazardous Waste Laws

Date: 04/16/2004 (Date of Notice)

Misconduct Type: Environment

Enforcement Agency: State/Local

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Administrative

Amount: $90,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: "As previously disclosed, on April 16, 2004, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) informed the company that it would be seeking $97,800 in penalties for violations of the state of New York’s water and hazardous waste laws at its Waterford, New York facility. In July 2004, DEC informed the company that it was dropping certain allegations and including others pertaining to the reporting of information and increasing its penalty demand to $117,000. The matter was settled in October 2006 and the company has paid a penalty of $90,000."