On October 24, 2018, EPA Region 5 and DCI Aerotech, Inc. (DCI Aerotech) of Detroit, Michigan entered into a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Section 3008(a) Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) resolving alleged violations of the large quantity generator requirements. The CAFO requires DCI Aerotech to pay a penalty of $10,526 and expend at least $140,000 to perform a supplemental environmental project (SEP) which will reduce by 95 percent the amount of liquid cyanide waste generated at the DCI Aerotech facility through the design, installation and operation of a treatment system.
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