EPA Releases Proposed Settlement With American Seafoods For Clean Water Act Violations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed settlement with American Seafoods Company for violations of the Clean Water Act.
The Clean Water Act “prohibits the discharge of pollutants by any person from any point source into waters of the United States.” According to the EPA, a number of vessels belonging to American Seafoods, including the American Dynasty, American Triumph, Northern Eagle, Northern Jaeger and Ocean Rover, violated the terms of their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit by discharging seafood processing waste into...
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