Augusta salvage yard must pay EPD clean-up

A salvage yard that polluted a neighborhood in Augusta must pay for the cleanup costs.

A federal court ordered the Goldberg Brothers Salvage Yard to pay over 10 million dollars to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

Back in the 1990’s, the EPD found toxins including lead and arsenic in the nearby Hyde Park neighborhood. They began a ten-year cleanup that involved removing scrap metal, tires and contaminated soil from the area.

The Goldberg Brothers filed for bankruptcy after the EPD’s discovery.