A pile of scrap metal and debris at the Grimmel Industries facility in Portsmouth, NH. Toxic stormwater discharges from the site have long been polluting the Piscataqua River. (Photo credit: CLF)
At CLF’s urging, today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an administrative order requiring Grimmel Industries to take prompt action to clean up toxic stormwater discharges to the Piscataqua River. Grimmel Industries operates a massive scrap metal collection and shipping facility at the Pease Development Authority’s Market Street Terminal, in Portsmouth, NH, on the banks of the river.
“For too long, this facility has been discharging mercury, PCBs and other pollutants into the Piscataqua River,” said Tom Irwin, CLF New Hampshire director. “It’s simply unacceptable for this or any facility to discharge such toxic contaminants into this river – a critical coastal resource for New Hampshire – or into any of our waterways. These discharges are in clear violation of the Clean Water Act; we’re pleased that the EPA is taking action to force compliance.” More >
Frank Haggerty
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has totally failed in New Bedford ,Massachusetts . The Cannon Street Power Plant on Pine Street has been abandoned for decades . The documents to clean the old toxic abandoned power plant weigh twenty pounds .
The Cannon Street Power Plant in New Bedfrod is the most toxic pwer plant in a marine environment in the United States . It slipped through the cracks ?