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    Oct 1, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  1. Mobile Home Park magnate will pay over $1 million for drinking water and waste water violations

    The owners of 73 mobile home park communities, which house thousands of residents, have agreed to pay a $1,339,000 penalty to resolve allegations that they violated federal and state environmental laws and regulations concerning the treatment of sewage and drinking water. The settlement agreement was filed in federal court on Friday. Frank Perano and a series of his corporations and related entities own, operate, and/or manage mobile home parks in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia. After a joint multi-year investigation, EPA and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) found evidence of more than 4,300 Clean Water Act violations at 15 mobile home parks in Pennsylvania where the defendants treat waste water, and more than 900 Safe Drinking Water Act violations at 30 mobile home parks also in Pennsylvania. The complaint filed with the proposed consent decree in federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania details violations during the past five years. The monetary settlement will be divided between the United States and Pennsylvania. The Clean Water Act violations involved illegal discharges of partially treated or untreated sewage into nearby streams and failure to properly operate and maintain treatment facilities. Safe Drinking Water Act violations generally involved the defendants' exceedances of federal drinking water standards for certain pollutants and their failure to notify residents about drinking water problems. EPA and PADEP identified the violations by conducting inspections, sharing technical and legal expertise, and requiring the defendants to provide documentation concerning sampling, operation and maintenance, and other regulated activities. While not all of the defendants' mobile home parks were cited for violations, the investigation identified widespread environmental management problems that warranted company-wide measures. In addition to the penalty, the consent decree requires the defendants to take numerous steps to protect public health and the environment and achieve compliance with environmental regulations at all 73 of its mobile home parks, including: • Hiring an approved third-party environmental consultant to perform environmental audits at each mobile home park, including examination of the treatment, collection, and drinking water systems. The environmental audits will include a report that will identify any corrective measures needed to achieve and maintain compliance. • Implementing the corrective measures in a timely fashion, subject to EPA and PADEP oversight and approval. • Conducting monthly compliance evaluations at all the mobile home parks. • Implementing specific corrective measures at two mobile home parks in Pennsylvania that had significant problems. • Working with the environmental consultant to develop a company-wide set of processes and practices designed to enable the defendants to reduce its environmental impacts and help prevent the defendants from repeating the kinds of violations they made in the past. EPA will monitor the defendants' implementation of and compliance with these processes and practices throughout the life of the consent decree. • Paying stipulated penalties for future violations and taking specific response actions if ongoing violations occur. "This settlement protects human health and the environment by requiring the defendants to improve their environmental management systems, and achieve compliance at their numerous mobile home parks," said EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. "While reinforcing our commitment to environmental justice for rural communities, this case demonstrates the benefit of federal and state agencies working together to hold chronic violators of environmental regulations accountable for their actions." "The obligations of the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act protect us all," United States Attorney Zane Memeger said. "Citizens know that when they turn on their taps, the water that they are drinking is safe, and when they walk beside a creek or swim in a river, that water is clean." The defendants cooperated with the investigation. As part of the settlement, the defendants did not admit liability for the alleged violations. The consent decree is subject to a 30-day public comment period and court approval.
    EPA release
    The owners of 73 mobile home park communities, which house thousands of residents, have agreed to pay a $1,339,000 penalty to resolve allegations that they violated federal and state environmental laws and regulations concerning the treatment of sewage...

    Tags: House Building, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), North Hills (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Economy, Business and Finance

    2. Jun 27, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. Graceland: Visitantes tras el espíritu de Elvis

    Cuando Graceland abrió al público hace 30 años, nadie sabía si tendría éxito. Casi 18 millones de visitantes después, la antigua casa de Elvis Presley es un negocio rentable que ha ayudado a transformar la ciudad de Memphis en un importante destino para...

    Tags: Otis Redding, Priscilla Presley, Will Rogers, Music, Entertainment

    3. Jun 15, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Elvis Presley's Graceland: 30 years of myth-making

    Pop & Hiss
    On the 30th anniversary of the public opening of Graceland, Elvis Presley's estate in Memphis, Times pop music critic Randall Roberts celebrates the setting of a uniquely American story....
    4. Feb 18, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  4. Transformer Explodes, Causes Fire in San Bernardino County

    OAK HILLS, Calif. (KTLA) -- An electrical substation exploded and caused a fire early Saturday morning in San Bernardino County, prompting firefighters to use foam put out the flames.
    KTLA News
    OAK HILLS, Calif. (KTLA) -- An electrical substation exploded and caused a fire early Saturday morning in San Bernardino County, prompting firefighters to use foam put out the flames. Dispatchers received 911 calls just after 12:30 a.m. reporting several...

    Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Fires, Explosions, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents

    5. Jul 13, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Free breakfast from local church fine way to start Saturday

    Take the family out for breakfast Saturday, July 16, when Holy Nativity Lutheran Church's seasoned chefs offer sweets and savories from 9-11 a.m. at 1200 Linden Ave. This repast is free with no reservations required. Get tasty tidbits at 410-242-9441...

    Tags: Human Interest, Methodist, Bible, Christianity, Lifestyle and Leisure

    6. Aug 10, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Lunch preparation part of their Sunday service for church cooks in Arbutus and Lansdowne

    Dishing up free Sunday lunches for Christ Church of the Deaf's members is a tradition in our area. Four United Methodist Church cooking crews rotate duty every month, each providing tasty fare at 1 p.m., 1040 S. Beechfield Ave. Sign language isn't...

    Tags: Human Interest, Methodist, Ice Cream, Christianity, Lifestyle and Leisure

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