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Bacardi Agrees to Purchase and Protect Sensitive Land and Pay Fine to Settle EPA Water Pollution Case

EPA and the Bacardi Corporation have reached an agreement to resolve Clean Water Act violations at Bacardi's rum manufacturing facility in Cataño, Puerto Rico. Under the agreement, Bacardi has paid a $550,000 penalty, and will donate and preserve land valued at $1 million. "The violations in this case were serious, and EPA is pleased to see Bacardi's willingness to address them and to take steps to prevent future violations," said EPA Regional Administrator Alan J. Steinberg.

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EPA Orders Virgin Islands to Remove Scrap Tires That Pose Health Threat

EPA is holding the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands and three other parties responsible for improperly disposing of more than 870,000 tires near the Bovoni Landfill on St. Thomas.

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