DEP Fines Cresson Steel Company for Clearfield County Violation

WILLIAMSPORT – The Department of Environmental Protection has fined Cresson Steel Co. nearly $4,100 for burning solid waste last November in Irvona, Clearfield County, without a permit.

“DEP inspectors saw Cresson employees demolishing a building at the former TYK plant in Irvona and burning solid waste at the site,” said DEP Northcentral Regional Director Robert Yowell. “This type of activity is clearly illegal and a violation of the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act.”

Among the burned waste were construction and demolition materials and motor windings.

DEP sent Cresson a notice of violation and directed that all ash and solid waste be removed from the property and properly disposed.

A DEP inspection in late November confirmed that the property had been cleaned up. Cresson provided disposal receipts for about 24 tons of solid waste.

The company is based in Cresson, Cambria County.

The $4,083 fine was paid to the Solid Waste Abatement Fund, which is used to help pay for cleanups across the state.

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