The Virginia Public Utilities and Foster Wheeler Corp. to pay over $100,000 penalty in wood-fired boilers violation lawsuit.

Duluth, MN: (May-29-08) The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency brought charges against the Virginia Public Utilities, alleging that there were several violations at the utility starting in 2007. The suit stated that the violations were over the start-up of the utility's new wood-fired biomass boiler. As part of a settlement reached in the case, the Virginia Public Utilities agreed to pay a $39,300 penalty to resolve allegations. Apart from the monetary payout, the utility will take action to correct identified problems. Also, the Laurentian Energy Authority reached a settlement with Foster Wheeler Corp. to reimburse $100,000 to it for problems with the wood-fired boilers that it designed for the Hibbing and Virginia utilities. That money will be used to pay the penalty assessed the Virginia utility and one in excess of $40,000 imposed on the Hibbing utility.

The Virginia Public Utilities and Foster Wheeler Corp. in the News

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Published on Jun-7-08