Concrete Company fined

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We just received a call from a concrete company that was out PW the fron drive of a high end hotel. An officer from the Houston PD saw them and stopped to check it out. The officer discovered that they were PW and using chemicals with out any recovery plan in place. The concrete company then called us to finish the project. They have so far been fined and they are looking into filing charges.

We also heard this week that a large parking company is also being charged for allowing a company to clean three garages without recovery.
The kicker to this one is it is a County Building.:nono:
 
Wow, hard to believe that someone out there got fined and did not know about the laws/regs.

Was it CEMEX?

Can you post a link to the law/reg/ordinance for your area?
 
I think that Houston Police are helping to enforce the CWA giving out warnings or citations, the San Antonio Police are doing the same thing.

Not sure about Austin, Waco, Dallas or Ft. Worth.
 
Believe me, Cemex knows the environmental laws. My guess is it was a contractor.
 
No one is in any danger of me moving to Texas anytime soon. :fie:
 
Wow, California, then Al's state, then Texas. Looks like the laws in California are sweeping east.

A few months ago, a company was fined 18k for pressure washing a parking structure without a filtration unit. Plus his legal fees.

It wasn't to long ago, some on this board said these enforcements would never leave California. These same laws which have been enforced since 1992 here in California. Granted, 17 years ago, but it is finally is heading eastward and soon will be in every state.

For those who do not know us, we have been capturing run off and using filtration units since 1992. That's longer then some have been in business.
 
It may of happened. But I don't remember anyone saying it would never leave CA. Just that it shouldn't leave CA. With the leftists controlling DC I'm sure it will steam roller across the US. Much to the glee of HIS followers.

I'm guessing Obama is looking for a "Recovery Czar" right now.

Any nominations?
 
IndyExterior said:
It may of happened. But I don't remember anyone saying it would never leave CA. Just that it shouldn't leave CA. With the leftists controlling DC I'm sure it will steam roller across the US. Much to the glee of HIS followers.

I'm guessing Obama is looking for a "Recovery Czar" right now.

Any nominations?
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Good point, You may be right, I just remember all the neg posts about me because I was warning everyone that this was coming sooner than later. Just like Al did in his recent post.

I just did not realize that it was coming in months instead of years. Since then, I have heard a few months ago the latest requirements being imposed here in California. These enforcements will be heading to other states. Because of what happened to AL, I choose to keep my mouth shut. Warning people of what's coming around the corner does not pay off.
 
I hope I heard wrong but on the news they were talking about taking Diesel vehicles off the road in California for a test to see if it was the Diesel vehicles causing more pollution or the Gasoline cars, obviously there are more Gasoline cars than Diesel vehicles so it would be easier to do tests in some smaller parts of California to test it out.

They mention that they could not possibly do it in LA or the larger cities so they were thinking of some test runs in some smaller towns and giving vouchers for gas so people could park the Diesel vehicles for a while until the test is over then they could resume.

Without Diesel Trucks on the road, how are they going to move all that merchandise?

Makes you wonder what those people in office are really doing with the taxpayers dollars and what is really going on in those offices.
 
I suspect allot of low ballers will be upset and / or be going out of business or going underground.

With that said, prices will rise for those of us who decide to clean environmentally correct.

I see permits and or certs requirements with reports and logs to be submitted every quarter.

I see permits being granted to only those whose equipment is designed for such a job. For example, using a hydro tek AZV88 Vacuum Recovery & Filtration for a parking structure is not advised, but using it for a fast food restaurant is.
 
Come on now Jim, Bust out with the info, we know you have the insider info from the EPA.

Tell us what is coming.
 
tomtucson said:
That was the regular police that stopped them?
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All about $$$$ Tom. Beats the hell out of writing a speeding ticket.

That being said, I'm glad Goldstone scored the contract.
 
What they are looking for is modification to the diesels. As you know, the dodge Cummins is among the easiest to get 1,000 HP out of. The amount of black smoke is really bad. These trucks are driving down the roads in California. California wants the diesel to be stock and not modified.
 
Jim, have you looked into converting your boilers to Propane yet? Supposedly it burns cleaner, less emissions but you don't get the same btu's out of it like you do with Diesel.

You might look into it if they do start cracking down on Diesel there.
 
For mobile equipment, they are not having, nor do they plan on having, any restrictions other then boilers will be less than 850,000 BTU's. The companies who ALREADY HAVE 850,000 or more will be grandfathered in. However, all units do need to be maintained, meaning no black smoke. Stationary units will have more restrictions.

With that said, it appears California is going a little easier on the mobile washer. If your unit was fixed, meaning, bolted down to floor, or on a cart at a mechanics shop, those units will be watched more carefully and stronger restrictions will be enforced.

However, if your unit is on a truck bed or a trailer that is paying it's state's registration lic fees every year, meaning operational, the state will look at it as a business for pressure washing and therefore less restrictions will be imposed on the boiler end and or small engine.

We was concerned this year for our Diesel. Being that it was on the trailer and mobile, we do not fall into the classification or recall according to the State of California. They did however say, if ours was fixed, we would need a new engine according to the new restrictions this year.

There is your breaks from California
 
Christopher said:
Jim, have you looked into converting your boilers to Propane yet? Supposedly it burns cleaner, less emissions but you don't get the same BTU's out of it like you do with Diesel.

You might look into it if they do start cracking down on Diesel there.
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Propane is hard to refill at 3 AM. In fact I do not know of ANY place in N. Calif. that refills tanks at 3 AM. Propane is a pane to refill.

We can use up to 90 gallons in a day in Diesel. Granted, a long day, when cleaning a garage. By this standards, we would need several tanks on standby just to make it through a 20 hour work day. Currently, propane is more expensive than diesel.
 
It is illegal to fill propane anywhere after dark. I do not know the reason for the law, but that is the law.
 
Scott Stone said:
It is illegal to fill propane anywhere after dark. I do not know the reason for the law, but that is the law.
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My Dad worked in the gas field for over 30 years and they as well as every other gas company filled tanks way after dark. Even in the Winter in Florida people needed gas sometimes as late as 1AM. They paid the extra fee if they were not on keep full, but if they had the money they got the time.

Where is it illegal?
 
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