Pay $69,000 penalty for 23 wastewater treatment violations from 2019-2022

Wastewater Treatment PlantLitigation

In Plain English

The Water Board fined the city $69,000 for violating pollution limits at Richmond's wastewater treatment plant between November 2019 and April 2022. Storm events overwhelmed the plant, causing treatment failures that took weeks to correct. The city must pay by May 19, 2023.

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