Honeywell Settles For 6 Million Dollars
Honeywell International has agreed to pay a five million dollar fine and another million dollar contribution to an air quality cleanup project because of it's illegal dumping of toxic chemicals into the sewer system of Phoenix Arizona. Jet fuel and vinyl chloride were among the chemicals dumped without permit between 1974 and 2004. The pollutants also allegedly seeped into groundwater creating a toxic plume that stretches about 7 miles across Phoenix.
The state filed a lawsuit in 2004 alleging that Honeywell violated the Arizona Water Quality Control Act, Arizona Hazardous Waste Disposal Act and Arizona Underground Storage Tank Act.
Of course, Honeywell denies all the allegations. "We are committed to remaining a valuable member of the community and to ensuring continued compliance with all environmental regulations," the company said in a statement.
Interestingly, Honeywell just agreed last month to pay three million dollars in penalties to settle a claim with Maricopa County over air quality violations.
