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General Electric
Violations of State Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit
Date: 02/03/1998 (Date of Fine)
Misconduct Type: Environment
Enforcement Agency: State/Local
Contracting Party: None
Court Type: Administrative
Amount: $234,000
Disposition: Fine
Synopsis: New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation alleged that General Electric’s Waterford facility committed several violations of its pollution discharge elimination system permit when it discharged various substances, including ethylene glycol, zinc, untreated and sanitary sewage, silicon oil, oil, propylene glycol, hydrochloric acid and process wastewater, into the Hudson River in 1996 and 1997.
