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Washington’s grain warehouse will pay nearly $ 1 million after resolving a lawsuit with the Columbia River custodian who claims the terminal operates without the necessary permits to monitor river pollution. Become.
Export Grain Terminal, LLC, which operates a grain terminal from Longview Port. Will pay Seeding Justice $ 715,000 to benefit the water quality project after reconciling with Columbia Riverkeeper in the US District Court on June 14.
According to Longview Daily News, it will pay $ 220,000 to cover the riverkeeper’s legal costs.
The proceedings allege that EGT violated the Clean Water Act because it did not obtain an industrial stormwater permit that would require EGT to monitor and report wastewater from the facility.
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The EGT challenged the claim in a statement Wednesday, adding that the Ecology Department told the EGT that it did not require an industrial permit to operate.
“EGT is committed to being a good corporate citizen by making operational decisions based on ethical leadership, accountability and environmental responsibility,” says EGT.
In the settlement, EGT obtained a permit, sent a quarterly report of stormwater drainage to the riverkeeper for three years, drafted a pollution control plan, and agreed to keep one of its spouts away from the Columbia River.
Kentucky officials are ready to begin the first phase of the Ohio River Bridge project