A Pittsburg steel plant will pay $825,000 for mismanaging hazardous waste and illegally storing lead dust in a dilapidated building, which resulted in the release of harmful materials outside the building, the state Department of Toxic Substances Control said.
The fine, approved in December and announced this month, penalizes USS-POSCO Industries (UPI), a joint venture company of U.S. Steel and the Korean steelmaker POSCO which produces cold-rolled steel sheet, galvanized steel and tin mill products used in manufacturing motor vehicles, home appliances and other goods. The Pittsburg plant employs about 700 people.
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