Talc-Laden Water Costs Rubber Maker $10,000
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The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board has fined a rubber manufacturer $10,000 for discharging talc-laden water into a flood-control channel.
Officials of VIP Rubber Co. of La Habra are meeting with the water board’s staff today to discuss the fine, which was levied after a July 19 inspection.
During the visit, board staff observed that a washing machine with broken welds was releasing talc.
Though that discharge was less than 1,000 gallons, talc residue in the channel suggested other illegal discharges previously, officials said. The board is also requiring the company to get a permit for storm-water discharge.
VIP officials familiar with the situation could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
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