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Company: Covanta
Current Parent Company: EQT AB
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Penalty: $355,000
Year: 2009
Date: November 16, 2009
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Covanta agreed to pay $355,000 to a fund for environmental projects in settlement of allegations that the Wallingford trash-to-energy plant violated dioxin emission limits. The settlement also covered ammonia and particulate emissions at the Hartford plant.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Connecticut
Facility City: Wallingford
HQ Country of Current Parent: Sweden
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
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