Texas AG sues owner of South Side San Antonio dump site with 1 million tires
SAN ANTONIO -- The state Attorney General’s Office sued a mysterious company last week over a South Side tire dump that investigators call a fire hazard and mosquito breeding ground.
The AG’s petition against Eclipse Renewables LLC over the site at 11150 Applewhite Rd. is the third such lawsuit since 2002, when it first sued the previous owner, Safe Tire Disposal Corp. of Texas, which effectively abandoned the dump in 2005. It sued Safe Tire again in 2008.
State environmental investigators say at least 1 million tires remain, according to the filing. Eclipse Renewables purchased the 36-acre property in 2009.
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State law would allow a judge to issue a penalty of least $129,850, though the maximum would be nearly $65 million, according to the filing.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/local/article/State-sues-owner-of-South-Side-tire-dump-9190670.php
