A transmission shop on Newell Street in Pittsfield has agreed to pay a $1000 dollar fine to the DEP for violation of state hazardous waste regulations.
According to WUPE/WUHN Media Partner, Iberkshires.com, Newell Street Transmission has already corrected the violations, which were discovered during a DEP inspection last December.
The DEP had received a complaint that the company had been accepting waste oil from the community to burn in a heater.
The oil was not being properly managed and the facility had no permit to burn waste oil.
Other violations included failure to label waste-oil drums, failure to post appropriate signs in the waste-oil storage area and failure to document weekly inspections.
This report was compiled by WUHN/WUPE Radio, Pittsfield
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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Berkshires
Another snowstorm is expected to move through the region overnight on Friday, bringing 5 to 8 inches of snow. This is updated from Thursday's winter weather advisory.
The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has posted a winter storm warning for all of Berkshire County and parts of eastern New York State beginning Friday at 4 p.m. through Saturday at 1 p.m.
The region could see heavy to moderate snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour overnight, tapering off Saturday morning to flurries.
Drivers should exercise caution on Friday night and Saturday morning, as travel conditions may be hazardous.
Saturday night should be clear and calm, but warming temperatures means freezing rain Sunday night and rain through Monday with highs in the 40s. The forecast isn't much better through the week as temperatures dip back into the teens with New Year's Eve looking cloudy and frigid.
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