DoJ: Motorola, Siemens, Glaxo to Pay $500,000 EPA Penalty

Motorola, Siemens and GlaxoSmithKline will collectively pay a $500,000 civil penalty for system failures that led to the release of trichloroethylene into the Scottsdale, Ariz., public drinking water system, the Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency said Monday.

The EPA and Justice Department sought penalties provided for under the Superfund law for each groundwater violation, as well as penalties for inaccurate reporting of the incidents to regulators.

The fines relate to incidents in October 2007 and January 2008.

-Jennifer Hodson; 201-938-5400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com

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Posted to the site on 19th May 2008