EPA New England Press Releases

HAYWARD REFRIGERATION PAYS FINE

Contact: Alice Kaufman, EPA Press Office (617) 918-1064

For immediate Release: November 8, 1996; Release # 96-11-3

BOSTON--Hayward Refrigeration Company of New London, New Hampshire has paid a $13,307 penalty to settle alleged past violations of the Clean Air Act. Since being cited in 1993, the company purchased approved chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) recycling equipment, and trained and certified its technicians who service automobile air conditioners, as required by federal stratospheric ozone protection laws.

In settling the case, Hayward Refrigeration Company did not admit liability.

The stratospheric ozone requirements are designed to reduce the risk of releases of certain refrigerants which deplete the upper atmospheric ozone layer. The ozone layer shields the earth's surface from dangerous ultraviolet (UV-B) radiation. In the case brought against Hayward, the EPA did not document any actual releases of refrigerants from illegal activities at the facility.

 

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1. TITLE: Hayward Refrigeration Pays Fine

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3. ABSTRACT: Hayward Refrigeration Company of New London, New Hampshire has paid a $13,307 penalty to settle alleged past violations of the Clean Air Act.

4. PURPOSE: Public Information

5. ORIGINATOR: Regional Administrator's Office

6. PUBLICATION DATE: 11/15/96

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11. POINT OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
    Alice Kaufman
    Office of the Regional Administrator
    EPA Region 1, New England
    JFK Kennedy Building (RAA)
    Boston, MA 02203
    617-918-1064

12. RESPONSIBLE PARTY:
    Doug Gutro
    Office of the Regional Administrator

13. DATE OF CREATION: 11/15/96

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15. EXPIRATION DATE: 12/06/96