Workers measured high air pollution levels inside the plant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 21, 2021

SANTA ANA, Calif. —Workers at Kingspan, a global “green” building materials maker, filed complaints with Cal/OSHA on October 15, and with the State Water Resources Board/CalEPA on October 19, alleging violations of worker safety and clean water laws at the company’s manufacturing facility in Santa Ana, Calif.

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UPDATE: In January 2022, the Santa Ana Regional Water Board (part of CalEPA) issued a notice of violation of the industrial permit at the Kingspan Santa Ana facility.

According to documents filed by Kingspan with the State Water Resources Control Board (part of CalEPA), Kingspan’s Santa Ana, Calif., factory directly discharges stormwater into the Santa Ana Delhi Channel and is subject to the regulations in place to protect the impaired waterbodies of the San Diego Creek Watershed and the Newport Bay Watershed. 

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