A construction company based in Spencerport and two of its employees were sentenced this week in Binghamton on federal charges related to the Clean Water Act.
The U.S. Attorney's Office says that Crane-Hogan Structural Systems admitted as part of its guilty plea that in 2008 and 2009 during a hydro-demolition project at a parking garage in Binghamton that it discharged concrete slurry into the Susquehanna River without a permit.
Officials say the hydro-demolition process results in the need to dispose large quantities of waste concrete.
Two Crane-Hogan employees were also sentenced. Mark Pullybank of Caledonia was sentenced to probation, a $10,000 fine and 120 hours of community service. William Clements of Victor was sentenced to probation and a $2,000 fine.
The company itself, Crane-Hogan, was sentenced to pay a $500,000 fine and placed on probation for 5 years. A condition of that probation requires Crane-Hogan to develop a plan to prevent future violations.
