- IT Corporation
IT Corporation was a
United States industrial company whose principal business was the disposal of industrialhazardous waste . At least as early as the 1970s the company was one of the largest market share holders of the liquid hazardous waste disposal sector in the western U.S. One of the principal facilities was a large set of industrial waste disposal ponds inMartinez, California .The business activities of IT fell under strict regulation by the
Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board, as well as theContra Costa County Health Department.Air quality oversight
Because of the proximity of the Martinez ponds to
sensitive receptor s (including residences), there is a history ofodor complaints from individuals, especially on low wind velocity days where the ponds are upwind of residences ["Planning File on IT Corporation Waste Ponds", City of Martinez Planning Department, 1975-1986] . IT established an "on call" air monitoring response to test odor whenever the city of Martinez received a citizen complaint. These tests together with routine periodic monitoring provided an extensive database ["Odor testing for IT waste ponds, Martinez, California", prepared for theBay Area Air Quality Management District by Earth Metrics, 1977-1984] to assist in managing waste pond decision-making.Water Quality oversight
For protection of groundwater, IT conducted regular groundwater and waste pond sampling to test for a range of analytes as well as
pH . These test results were submitted to the county health department and the state water board ["Water quality Sampling Data for IT Corporation's Martinez Waste Ponds", Contra Costa County Health Department, 1974-1988] . Generally water quality testing confirmed the satisfactory operation of IT's liner control program.Bankruptcy sale on winding up business
In early 2002, after IT declaring bankruptcy, substantially all IT assets and some liabilities were sold to the
Shaw Group . [ [http://ir.shawgrp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=61066&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=251213&highlight=IT%20Group The Shaw Group Inc. Signs Asset Purchase Agreement to Purchase Substantially All of the Assets of the IT Group, Inc.] ] Prior to declaring bankruptcy, IT Corporation was involved in the Encanto Gas Holder decommissioning forSan Diego Gas and Electric , and the IT project manager for the decommissioning is a named defendant in the environmental crimes trial "United States v. San Diego Gas and Electric" (2007). [ [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070606-9999-7m6sdge.html SDG&E asbestos-removal trial begins] ]References
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