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EPA settles with Massachusetts solar company for Construction General Permit
violations
Company agrees to pay penalties for stormwater discharges from construction
activities
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EPA settles with Massachusetts solar company for Construction General Permit
violations  
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Company agrees to pay penalties for stormwater discharges from construction
activities 
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BOSTON (May XX, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled
with Navisun, LLC, a solar energy company based in Hingham, Massachusetts, for
alleged violations of the Construction General Permit (CGP), related to
stormwater discharges from construction activities. Under the settlement, the
company will pay a penalty of $25,000 to resolve the allegations of the two
alleged violations.
“Great strides have been made in clean energy production, especially when it
comes to solar power. However, clean energy development must be done in
environmentally sound ways, and this proposed penalty and subsequent
settlement reinforces the commitment we have to our communities and to
neighbors.” said EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash. ” We
will do what we can to support private companies that are undertaking clean
energy development, but we will also continue to demand adherence to
environmental standards, ensuring that no corners are cut, and that no
environmental sacrifices are made while undertaking clean energy growth.”
EPA alleged that Navisun, LLC violated the terms of the CGP, for stormwater
discharges from construction activities at the company’s solar farm
development site in Acushnet, MA. In late 2022, the stormwater basin at the
site failed, leading to discharge of sediment-laden water in two separate
storms; the sediment from these discharges impacted a neighbor’s pond and
well water.
Navisun improved its site controls upon pressure from the Town of Acushnet’s
local Conservation Agent following the failure, and there were no significant
issues when EPA inspected the site in early 2023. An inspection by
Acushnet’s Conservation Commission a few months later, however, discovered
Navisun’s failure to stabilize large areas of the site; Navisun subsequently
has stabilized the remainder of the site.
About the company
Navisun LLC is a solar energy company that develops, owns and operates small
utility-scale commercial and industrial solar farms. The alleged CGP
violations occurred at the company’s solar farm development site located at
550 Main Street in Acushnet, MA.
More information
Construction General Permit (CGP) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES)
Learn more about CGP
Learn more about NPDES
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