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General Electric

Violations of Louisiana's Groundwater Protection Act

Date: 01/01/1997 (Date of Settlement)

Misconduct Type: Environment

Enforcement Agency: State/Local

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Administrative

Amount: $70,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: In “January 1995, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality announced that it was seeking a penalty of $101,884 for alleged violations of its Groundwater Protection Act at the [General Electric’s] New Orleans, Louisiana facility. In January, 1997, [GE] settled the matter for a $70,000 Supplemental Environmental Project.”