The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced today that it has secured a preliminary injunction against Marchand LLC d/b/a Marchand Septic, Marchand Septic Service, Marchand Environmental, and Smart Rentals; 25 Elm Street LLC; and their owners Michael L. Marchand and Michael Marchand to immediately halt all illegal solid waste disposal operations and refrain from wetland alterations at their property located at 25 Elm Street in Blackstone and the Town of Blackstone’s abutting property.

Under the Court Order, the Defendants must immediately stop storing, processing, transferring, and disposing of solid waste, as well as immediately stop all activities that remove, fill, dredge, or alter wetland resource areas and buffer zones at 25 Elm Street and the Town of Blackstone’s abutting property. Additionally, to ensure compliance, the Defendants must allow the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) access to its property to confirm that the Defendants are not dumping sewage at 25 Elm Street or on the town’s property.