The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has charged CitiSteel USA with releasing metal dust. The citation followed a number of complaints by residents of the neighborhood where the mill is located. The steel mill was found to have released the metallic dust during tests held Oct. 1 and Nov. 4 of this year.
The agency said the fines could range to as high as $500 a day for the Claymont, Delaware-based company.
Enforcement officers from the DNREC have investigated several complaints from citizens about the dust from the plant settling on residences and automobiles. However, sample results from cars in the area found that the material was not hazardous in nature.
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