Motorcycle Parts Maker Accused of Dumping
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The owner and production manager of a Santa Ana motorcycle parts manufacturing company have been charged with illegally dumping hazardous waste into a sewer line.
Donald R. Markland, 67, owner of Markland Manufacturing Inc., and production manager Keith E. Reineke, 54, allegedly released materials from the company’s treatment plant -- including nickel, copper, lead and arsenic -- that ended up in an Orange County Sanitation District processing facility.
If convicted, the two -- who are scheduled for arraignment today -- could face state prison sentences and fines to the company of more than $100,000.
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