DEP fines Hanover $6,004
Hanover Insurance Group of Worcester has been assessed a $6,004 penalty for alleged environmental violations stemming from a 2012 inspection.
The alleged violations have been addressed, and the money will go toward environmental and education efforts at the Boys and Girls Club at the Great Brook Valley public housing complex in Worcester, the state Department of Environmental Protection said in a statement yesterday.
The penalty follows from a December 2012 routine inspection that determined that Hanover “failed to properly record and monitor air pollution control data from its emergency backup engines, register its waste oil status with MassDEP, and comply with numerous underground storage tank requirements,” the DEP statement said.
A notice of noncompliance was issued in March 2013, but a follow-up inspection in December 2013 found the original problems as well as additional violations.
In a recent consent order, the company has agreed to maintain compliance and pay the penalty, the DEP said.
The penalty will be used to complete an energy-related Supplemental Environmental Project at the youth center.
“The SEP will result in improved energy efficiency for the Boys and Girls Club and great educational opportunities for youths from the city,” said Lee Dillard Adams, director of MassDEP’s Central Regional Office in Worcester.
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