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Article: Tracy cabinet makers reach settlement with EPA

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July 13, 2007
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A Tracy manufacturer of kitchen cabinetry has reached a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal laws regarding hazardous waste material.

Barbosa Cabinets, Inc., 2020 E. Grantline Road, was fined $32,200 as part of the settlement for improperly storing, labeling, handling and disposing of hazardous material.

``We are pleased Barbosa Cabinets has corrected is violations,'' Steven Barhite, acting Waste management Division director for the EPA's Pacific Southwest Region said in a prepared statement. ``The proper storage and management of hazardous waste ensures community, worker and environmental safely.''

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