Scotts Lawn company to pay $250,000 for pollution clean up

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Subject:  Lawn company to pay $250,000 for pollution clean up....................

From:        Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization:     Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)

To:     Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
          Director, State of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation 

cc:    Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov

Dear  Mr. Helliker,  I thought you might like to read the following: Lawn company to pay $250,000 for pollution clean up By Associated Press Wednesday, December 05, 2001

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A national leader in lawn and garden products has agreed to pay a $250,000 fine and clean up polluted landfills, lagoons, and creeks at its central Ohio manufacturing complex, state officials said Monday.

Columbus-based Scotts Company agreed to the terms in a consent order filed in Union County Common Court by the Ohio attorney general. The order was the result of years of negotiations between Scotts and the attorney general and Environmental Protection Agency.

The state claimed that DDT and other chemicals buried in landfills on the 173-acre complex, about 30 miles northwest of Columbus, had leaked into a creek that feeds into the Scioto River, a source of drinking water for Columbus. The state said it found no evidence of contamination in Columbus' water supply.

After a 30-day public comment period, the court will be asked to file the order. Scotts then will have 30 days to pay the fine.

Scotts has cleaned up some of the chemicals and, under the consent order, will be required to continue cleaning up polluted areas of its property, Ohio EPA spokesman Jim Leach said. A message left at Scotts headquarters was not returned.

Copyright 2001 — Associated Press Any reprinting, rebroadcast or digital transmission of this work without written permission from Environmental News Network, Inc. is strictly prohibited.

Well Mr. Helliker, "Registered" POISON pollution is the "legacy" we continue to reap because of your "registered" POISONS.

Respectfully,  Stephen L. Tvedten

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