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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
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Release of TCE in Scottsdale, AZ
Motorola, Inc., Siemens Corp. and GlaxoSmithKline will collectively pay a $500,000 civil penalty for system failures that led to the release of trichloroethylene (TCE) into the public drinking water system in Scottsdale, Ariz. A quantity of TCE exceeding contamination limits was released from the Miller Road Treatment Facility on two separate occasions, in October 2007 and January 2008. According to the Justice Department, the companies “failed to properly treat groundwater for TCE at the site and further failed to alert proper authorities about the release despite being under an agreement to do both.”
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- EPA
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Fine
- Date of Announcement
- 5/19/2008