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GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED IN PLATING WASTE CASE
Release Date: 03/29/2002
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2002
GEORGIA MAN SENTENCED IN PLATING WASTE CASE
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
In a state case, in which EPA assisted in the investigation, Terek Von Green of Dunwoody, Ga., pleaded guilty on March 14 to one violation of the Georgia Water Quality Act and three violations of Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Act. The defendant was sentenced to pay a total of $61,426.35 in restitution to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, the U.S. EPA and DeKalb County. He also was sentenced to serve nine years probation and must perform 200 hours of community service. Von Green was the president of an electroplating company, Chrome Wheel Concepts, Inc., in Conley, Ga. In May 1999, two workers at Chrome Wheel Concepts discharged into a drainage ditch adjacent to the facility, 600-800 gallons of highly acidic electroplating waste, some of which had a pH as low as .03 and contained chromium, nickel, arsenic and cyanide. The ditch connected to the Yellow River. The highly toxic chemicals were contained before they reached the river but they represented a threat to humans and wildlife and an emergency response was required to clean them up. The case was investigated by authorities of the State of Georgia and DeKalb County with the assistance of EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division. It was prosecuted by the State’s Attorney’s office in DeKalb County.
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