The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has fined an Alabama-based corporation operating in Pleasanton $228,000 for several air quality violations.
The violations occurred in 2021 at the Vulcan Materials Company manufacturing plant, the air district announced.
The company produces, supplies, and distributes materials such as gravel, sand, crushed stone, and concrete among other materials.
“The financial penalty for these violations sends a clear message to Vulcan Materials Co. that they must carefully monitor their emissions and comply with air quality regulations,” said Dr. Philip Fine, executive officer of the air district.
“The financial penalty for these violations sends a clear message to Vulcan Materials Company that they must carefully monitor their emissions and comply with air quality regulations.” Dr. Philip Fine, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
He added that ensuring clean air for local communities is “non-negotiable.” The penalty resolves two violations that were issued to the construction material producer, the air district said.
The first was for public nuisance due to burning asphalt or tar odors from the facility, while the second was for odors that occurred over four days in June and July of 2021.
The air district said it received 128 complaints from the public and added that they also issued a notice of violation due to a failed source test and exceeding the nitrogen oxide limits for 35 days.
The air district announced that the violations they found have all since been corrected.
A call to Vulcan Materials Company headquarters seeking comment was not immediately returned.