After more than a year of delay-plagued court process, ArcelorMittal Dofasco's air emission case was settled Monday with the company pleading guilty to six out of 13 environmental charges and being fined $390,000. The seven other charges were dropped.
In a rare move, the Ministry of the Environment laid 13 charges against the Hamilton-based steel company in March of 2013, for air emission violations at its coke-making plants between April and August 2012. The ministry alleged that the company exceeded visible emissions (opacity) levels set by the province.
Dofasco's guilty pleas were accepted by the judge. The company was fined $65,000 for each count to be paid within 30 days, for a total of $390,000.
The remaining seven charges were withdrawn.
In a press release Monday morning, Dofasco said the company has "committed to continuously improving its operating procedures and performance. At the same time, the company continues to invest in both repair and maintenance and capital improvements for the plants."
The case was finally settled after several delays, some of them happened when the ministry didn't meet deadlines to disclose evidence.
The incidents took place at the company's three plants where coal is used to produce coke, a fuel for the facility's three blast furnaces, the company said.
During the court proceeding, Dofasco's lawyer pointed out the company's plan to make $87 million in upgrades at No. 2 and No. 3 plants. The company also announced last year that it will phase out No. 1 plant in early 2015.
Residents who live close to the Dofasco plant say their east-end neighbourhood is like living in "hell."
Ron Romhany told CBC Hamilton in December that the area was like living in "Dante's hell, Dante's inferno... black clouds, flames shooting out lighting up the sky…it's horrible."
More to come.
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