EPA reaches settlement with Homeworks Construction over lead paint violations

EPA reaches settlement with Homeworks Construction over lead paint violations

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice reached a $10,000 settlement with Homeworks Construction Inc. to resolve alleged violations of federal lead paint renovation rules.

EPA Reaches Settlement with Homeworks Construction for Lead Paint Violations in South Bend, Indiana

�U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice reached a $10,000 settlement with Homeworks Construction Inc. to resolve alleged lead paint renovation�violations in South Bend, Indiana.�EPA alleged that beginning in 2018, Homeworks Construction performed renovations in 17 residential properties constructed prior to 1978 without complying with federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) regulations. The company ha…