Judge imposes fines related to 2011 landfill spill on Oahu

HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Waste Management of Hawaii and two of its employees to pay fines related to the 2011 landfill spill in west Oahu.

KITV-TV reports (https://bit.ly/1XvHLPQ ) that the company has received a $400,000 criminal fine and was ordered to pay an additional $200,000 in restitution. Employees Joseph Whelan and Justin Lottig have both received $25,000 fines. At the time of the landfill spill at the Waimanalo Gulch, Whelan was the vice president and Lottig was the environmental manager.

The company says a diversion system has been put in place to ensure another spill won’t happen.