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“What matters to us most at Marra Homes is not how many homes we build but how well each home is built, and how satisfied our owners are with their homes.”

Over the past twenty years, Joseph Marra has brought excellence in architectural design and quality construction unequaled in the Delaware area. The key to the company’s success has been its uncompromising demand for quality and value in it’s finished product. In the quality of materials used, the highest levels of construction standards apply, with attention to customer satisfaction, you are assured of lasting value in your Marra home.

Greenville Point – Wilmington DE 19808
A 55+ Plus Community, Townhomes with First Floor Master Suites – Now Selling from $379,900!

Marra Landing – Wilmington, DE
Now Selling – From $339,900

306 Ohio Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19808
SPRING 2012 – $349,900

Hill Road – City of Wilmington, DE 19806
Build to Suit Custom Home
SOLD!

906 Brandywine Boulevard
Bellefonte, DE 19809
– Mixed Use Building Lot
Priced at $299,900

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NORRISTOWN — The Department of Environmental Protection ordered Christopher Ford, of Abington Township, Montgomery County, to surrender his state radon testing certification and pay $58,875 in civil penalties for numerous violations of the Radon Certification Act and Radiation Protection Act.

“Mr. Ford misrepresented the type of state certification held by his firm, and allowed an uncertified employee to perform radon system work,” DEP Southeast Regional Director Joseph A. Feola said. “Our inspectors documented 82 violations of radon system installation standards, along with eight violations of testing and quality assurance regulations.”

DEP noted the violations during June 2010 inspections of 15 radon systems installed by Ford’s firm, Environmental Concepts Technology, and cited him for not discharging radon above roof lines; not sealing floor and wall joints; failing to conduct post-mitigation testing; and not attaching system documentation to radon system units.

During a July 15, 2010, inspection of the contractor’s radon testing and mitigation programs, DEP inspectors found that Ford had failed to track his and his employee’s exposure to radon, a key component of his own quality assurance plan. He also failed to submit, analyze and monitor field samples required to ensure accurate testing and analysis, or perform duplicate testing in 2008, 2009 and 2010, which is required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Following a Feb. 18 meeting, Mr. Ford was to submit to DEP a list of all radon systems he installed between Oct. 27, 2008, and Oct. 27, 2010, along with business tax returns for that same period. To date, the department has not received this information.

Ford’s mitigation certification expired Oct. 27, 2010, and will not be renewed. DEP is seeking surrender of his testing certificate, which is due to expire Dec. 14, 2011.

For more information, visit www.depweb.state.pa.us or call 484-250-5900.