2012 Enforcement Actions
Below is a list of executed Region 4 Orders on Consent, which are legally binding agreements between the department and parties that have violated environmental laws or regulations. The agreements typically entail a fine and/or a Schedule of Compliance, which outlines actions that parties must undertake to remedy any given violation(s). To obtain copies of the orders, please contact the Region 4 Freedom of Information Office at (518) 357-2046.
December 2012
Sleepy Hollow Lake Sewerage Co. (Wastewater violations, T/Athens, Greene County) - Dec. 28
SLS Albany (Pesticide violation, C/Schenectady) - Dec. 28
Aaron Petteys Landscaping (Pesticide violation, C/Albany) - Dec. 19
Dynasty Chemical Corporation (Pesticide violation, C/Albany) - Dec. 17
Wolfert's Roost Country Club (Pesticide violation, C/Albany) - Dec. 13
IPT (Petroleum storage violations, T/East Greenbush, Rensselaer County) - Dec. 11
R. J. Valente Gravel (Mining, wastewater and air violations, T/Grafton, Rensselaer County) - Dec. 7
Mid-Hudson Cablevision (Petroleum storage violations, C/Catskill, Greene County) - Dec. 5
BJ's Wholesale Club (Petroleum storage violations, T/Oneonta, Otsego County) - Dec. 3
November 2012
AMRI Rensselaer (Air violation, C/Rensselaer, Rensselaer County) - Nov. 20
Joseph Wunderlich (Mining violations, T/Colonie, Albany County) - Nov. 14
Jerry Osterhoudt (Stream protection violation, T/Milford, Otsego County) - Nov. 5
October 2012
Town of Colonie (Wastewater violations, Albany County) - Oct. 29
Albany Medical Center (Hazardous waste violations, C/Albany) - Oct. 26
Murphy Rubbish (Solid waste violation, T/Colonie, Albany County) - Oct. 23
Ernest Telian (Stream protection violation, T/Delhi, Delaware County) - Oct. 18
Robert W. Weber (Wetland, water quality and dam violations, T/Chatham, Columbia County) - Oct. 12
Alon Ben-Meir (Wetland violation, T/Copake, Columbia County) - Oct. 9
September 2012
Windham Corner (Stream protection violation, T/Windham, Greene County) - Sept. 28
LARS Home Services (Pesticide violation, T/Colonie, Albany County) - Sept. 28
Rossman Falls Realty (Petroleum storage violations, T/ Stockport, Columbia County) - Sept. 24
Town of Minden (Petroleum storage violations, Montgomery County) - Sept. 24
Thomas Francisco/Putnam Pest Control (Pesticide violations, T/Stamford, Delaware County) - Sept. 19
Capital District Ambulance Service (Medical waste violation, C/Albany) - Sept. 14
William Wolf (Stormwater & water quality violations, V/Cairo, Greene County) - Sept. 14
Greg Lubinitskiy/NY Safety Track (Stormwater violations, T/Davenport, Delaware County) - Sept. 14
Town of Cairo (Petroleum storage violations, Greene County) - Sept. 5
Kenneth Gardner/Call the Gardner (Pesticide violations, T/Bethlehem, Albany County) - Sept. 5
August 2012
John Robinson (Mining violation, T/Walton, Delaware County) - August 29
Verona Oil Company (Petroleum storage violations, C/Oneonta, Otsego County) - August 29
Faddegon's Nursery (Pesticide violations, T/Colonie, Albany County) - August 20
Owens Corning Insulating Systems (Hazardous waste violations, T/Bethlehem, Albany County) - August 16
TCI of NY, LLC (Stormwater & waste cleanup guidelines, T/Ghent, Columbia County) - August 16
Sydney Bond (Stream protection & solid waste violations, T/Sand Lake, Rensselaer County) - August 14
Maria Dykeman (Wastewater violation, T/Charleston, Montgomery County) - August 14
Fusco Realty (Chlorinated solvent spill, T/Guilderland, Albany County) - August 9
Heritage Village Apartments (Pesticide violations, T/Guilderland, Albany County) - August 6
Knoxville Park/Knox Estates Mobile Home Park (Wastewater violations, T/Knox, Albany County) - August 6
Richard Graham/Graham Pest Control (Pesticide violations, T/New Scotland, Albany County) - August 6
Samuel Wright, III/Wright Mine (Mining violations, T/Claverack, Columbia County) - August 6
First Student/Laidlaw Transit (Petroleum storage violations, various locations) - August 6
July 2012
Howard Commander (Solid waste violation, T/New Lebanon, Columbia County) - July 24
Wal-Mart Stores East (Pesticide violations, T/East Greenbush, Rensselaer County) - July 23
Starfire Systems, Inc. (Hazardous waste violations, C/Schenectady) - July 16
Town of Colchester (Petroleum storage violations, Delaware County) - July 16
Linda Risch (Petroleum discharge violations, T/Amsterdam, Montgomery County) - July 6
Keymark Corporation (Air violations, V/Fonda, Montgomery County) - July 2
June 2012
Town of Kortright (Wastewater violation, Delaware County) - June 27
Bronx Co. Recycling/Sal Cascino (Filing a false instrument , T/Copake, Columbia County) - June 25
Johannes Graf von Schoenborn (Stormwater violation, T/Hamden, Delaware County) - June 15
O-T-GO SNOWGOERS (Stream protection violation, T/Otego, Otsego County) - June 13
Frederick Trumpy (Stream protection violation, T/Hunter, Greene County) - June 11
Wild Associates Management (Solid waste violations, T/Sand Lake, Rensselaer County) - June 8
ECA Development - 1 (Wetland & stormwater violations, T/Colonie, Albany County) - June 5
May 2012
Tam's/Sam's Food Store/Tracy Lavinge (Petroleum storage violations, C/Hudson, Columbia County) - May 29
Gibson Pest Control/Lester Gibson (Pesticide violations, Schenectady) - May 21
Town of East Greenbush (Wastewater violations, Rensselaer County) - May 17
Matthews Associates (Solid waste and water violations, C/Troy, Rensselaer County) - May 8
Haines Falls Auto Service & Sales (Petroleum storage violations, T/Hunter, Greene County) - May 2
April 2012
Catskill Landscaping Corp. (Pesticide violations, V/Delhi, Delaware County) - April 2
City of Cohoes (Water quality violations, Albany County) - April 2
LRC Environmental Services (Spill reporting violation, T/Clermont, Columbia County) - April 2
March 2012
City of Oneonta (Stormwater/water quality violations, T/Laurens, Otsego County) - March 26
Fonda Fultonville Joint Sewer Board (Deadline modification, V/Fonda, Montgomery County) - March 19
Erick & Olimpia Maronack (Wetland & water protection violations, V/Valatie, Columbia County) - March 19
St. Gobain Performance Plastics (Air violation, V/Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County) - March 13
Cumberland Gulf (Petroleum spill & storage violations, T/Bethlehem, Albany County) - March 12
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Pesticide violations, C/Troy) - March 6
February 2012
Richard Caruso/Schenectady Auto Crushers (Solid waste violations, C/Schenectady) - February 29
Thomas Francis (Wetland violation, T/Sand Lake, Rensselaer County) - February 13
N. H. Kelman (Order modification, C/Cohoes, Albany County) - February 13
January 2012
Town of Coeymans (Wastewater violations, Albany County) - January 31
Troy Sand & Gravel (Mining & water violations, T/Poestenkill, Rensselaer County) - January 26
Apple Food & Grocery (Petroleum storage violations, various locations, Schoharie County) - January 23
John Staats (Stream protection violation, T/Maryland, Otsego County) - January 18
Douglas Ziegler (Waterbody protection violation, T/Copake, Columbia County) - January 17
Brian McNamara (Mining violation, T/Tompkins, Delaware County) - January 11
James D. Tomao (Air violations, T/Walton, Delaware County) - January 6
Clean Harbors Environmental Services (Petroleum spill violation, V/Schoharie, Schoharie County) - January 6
Town of Bethlehem (Wastewater violations, Albany County) - January 4
