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Company: Forward Inc.
Current Parent Company: Republic Services
Penalty: $4,000,000
Year: 2012
Date: March 28, 2012
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Violation Description: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Forward Inc., of Manteca, agreed to a settlement to resolve alleged violations of air pollution laws at its landfill in Manteca. The settlement required Forward to spend approximately $3.8 million to improve the landfills gas collection and control system and to replace trucks in the landfills fleet with less polluting vehicles. Forward also agreed to pay a civil penalty of $200,000, to be shared with the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, a co-plaintiff in the enforcement action against Forward.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
Facility City: Manteca
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arizona
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: waste management and environmental services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: waste management
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