Concrete producer Lafarge North America Inc., one of the largest suppliers of construction materials in North America, will resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations involving stormwater discharges at 21 of the company’s concrete facilities in five states, including Colorado.
Following federal inspections of Lafarge facilities that involved a pattern of violations since 2006, Lafarge and its four U.S. subsidiaries will evaluate all of its 189 concrete facilities to ensure they meet federal Clean Water Act standards and will pay $740,000 in penalties. The work will ensure that stormwater that flows over Lafarge concrete manufacturing facilities does not carry pollutants that impact water quality in nearby watersheds.
Lafarge also will protect land using conservation easements in Maryland and Colorado on 166 acres valued at $2.95 million.
Lafarge also will install an environmental team of managers and directors overseeing stormwater compliance standards at its facilities.
