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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and American Sugar Refining, Inc., (“ASRI”) entered into an April 14th Settlement addressing alleged violations of a Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“LPDES”) permit. See Docket Nos. 2018-7981-DEQ, 2020-5076-DEQ.
The Settlement provides that ASRI owns and/or operates a crystalline cane sugar refinery facility (“Facility”) located in Arabi, Louisiana.
LDEQ is stated to have issued to ASRI the following:
On September 20, 2017, a Consolidated Compliance Order & Notice of Potential Penalty, Enforcement No. WE-CN-17-00018
On January 25, 2019, a Consolidated Compliance Order & Notice of Potential Penalty, Enforcement No. WE-CN-18-00625
The alleged violations are stated to be included within the scope of the Settlement.
The 99-year-old Domino Sugar refinery in Baltimore resumed full operations Wednesday after a fire burned down a giant on-site raw sugar shed, causing eight days of downtime to parts of its processes, the refinery’s owner announced.
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The iconic Domino Sugar plant in Locust Point is up and running again, two days after a three-alarm fire destroyed the plant s silo and conveyor belt.
American Sugar Refining Inc., the refinery s owner, announced Thursday the facility was back online and processing, packaging and shipping sugars that were in process or ready to ship when the fire broke out Tuesday. They pledged to restore full operations as soon as possible.
“We want to thank the men and women of the Baltimore City Fire Department, our employees and everyone who ensured that no injuries occurred,” Luis Fernandez, co-president of ASR Group, said in a statement. “We are confident that the talent and dedication of the Baltimore Refinery’s employees will ensure the refinery will quickly overcome this challenge. We remain committed to continuing to supply our customers during this time.”