Sira Naturals fined $18K over air emissions and hazardous waste
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Marijuana plants growing at Sira Naturals' Milford facility.
Milford cannabis company Sira Naturals has been fined $17,819 for violations related to air emissions, as well as the storage of hazardous waste and industrial wastewater at its cultivation facility at 13 Commercial Way, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection announced on Thursday.
MassDEP said it found the problems during a compliance inspection in February of last year. Sira has already addressed the violations.
Per MassDEP, Sira was operating its Milford facility without an air quality permit for its emissions of volatile organic compounds, and it had not filed a certification for an emergency power diesel engine on-site.
Sira was found to be disposing hazardous waste ethanol cleaning solutions down the drain to municipal sewer systems without a license, according to MassDEP, as well as generating hazardous waste without being registered, failing to label and mark hazardous waste accumulation area, and operating an industrial wastewater holding tank without the approval of the municipal sewer system.
“When businesses begin production, they must research and comply with all of the Commonwealth’s environmental regulations to ensure the safety of human health and the environment,” said Mary Jude Pigsley, director of MassDEP’s Central Regional Office in Worcester, in a statement. “Failure to do so can result in illegal and potentially harmful practices, and increased compliance costs.”
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