The Municipality of Toa Alta has reached a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice to address environmental risks at its landfill in Puerto Rico, the EPA said Tuesday.
The landfill allegedly posed a threat to the environment and to human health because of poor landfill operation, lack of controls, steep slopes, uncovered waste, and improper management of leachate, a type of contaminated liquid.
The settlement requires the municipality to deal with the leachate in the southeast area of the landfill and pay a $50,000 civil penalty for previous violations, ...
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