C&H Sugar Company Inc. has agreed to a $500,000 settlement involving 2022 odor violations at one of its facilities in the unincorporated Contra Costa County community of Crockett. The violations occurred between Sept. 8 and Oct. 14, 2022 and involved “excessive sewage odors” at the company’s wastewater treatment plant on Dowrelio Drive, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. The Bay Area Air District referred the case to the District Attorney’s Office for enforcement following an investigation. The settlement includes $400,000 in civil penalties, $100,000 in costs and a commitment from C&H Sugar that it will implement several compliance measures, including the purchase and installation of a backup generator, the replacement of existing diffuser heads in all three reactors, an upgrade to the “blowers,” including replacement or refurbishment of the motors, a complete comprehensive internal audit of operations and the creation of a 24-hour toll-free community hotline, according to the announcement by prosecutors.
District Attorney Diana Becton said the company was cooperative throughout the process. In an email, company officials said they regret the surrounding community had to deal with odor issues at the “Joint Treatment Plant” following what they said was an extreme heat wave. “C&H Sugar has made substantial investments to the JTP, which we own with the Crockett Community Services District,” according to the statement. “The final upgrade to the plant will be installed once we receive a permit.”
Odor violation? From sugar?
They should start finng for the odor that’s coming out of our state capitol!
That’s the way to fight crime, Becton.
Fine the sugar company while hoodlums murder citizens in the streets, felons walk free, and stores are robbed by gangs.
I hope you are recalled.
Can the residents of Sacramento Sue for the odious bile and stench that emanates from the Capital building?
We need a new state seal, ours sucks.
…. just keep driving all the business out of CA the way this is going….
What about processing sugar produces excessive sewage odors?
I don’t know but I’m cutting brown sugar out of my diet just to be on the safe side.
Incentive to close plant and leave California.
There are times you just have to laugh.
Newscum clones love to fine, they fined Valero millions, now that they are closing.
They are talking about paying them millions to stay open. More Newscum thinking.
They pressured PG&E to close Diablo canyon now they realized they need the power, it cost PG@E allot of money, keep it going. guess who way pay for that.
Only $500 K for stinking up Crockett?
That’s a sweet deal.
If you live down wind of the noxious odor zone… CCCo bureaucrats will be right over to give you your pro-rata share of the loot.
No. Really. They’re on their way!
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