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Municipal Water Systems Settle MTBE Case with Oil Companies    May 15, 08   Environmental Business Journal Oil companies will pay total of $423 million [Full Story] Arizona Water System Fined $1000 for Drinking Water Violations    May 5, 08   EPA American Realty & Mortgage Co. failed to monitor water for contaminants and did not notify customers of violations [Full Story] U.S. EPA Orders Marin County Sewage Collection Systems to Address Chronic Sewage Spills    Apr 14, 08   U.S. EPA More than 5 million gal of sewage flowed into Richardson Bay and San Francisco Bay earlier this year [Full Story] Lexington, Ky., Agrees to Major Sewer System Upgrades    Mar 26, 08   U.S. Department of Justice Upgrades aimed at eliminating unauthorized sewage overflows [Full Story] EPA Issues Fourth Enforcement Order for Greka Spills    Mar 25, 08   EPA Greka Oil and Gas must comply with Federal Water Pollution Control Act or face fines of up to $32,500 per day [Full Story] EPA Announces Settlement with Pennsylvania Sewer Authority for Clean Water Act Violoations    Mar 24, 08   EPA Upper Southampton Sewer Authority will pay $16,200 and conduct campaign to encourage proper disposal of pharmaceuticals [Full Story] Burlington, Iowa, Discharges Wastewater, Runoff into Mississippi River    Feb 22, 08   Keokuk Daily Gate City Estimated two million gal of discharge due to plugged pipe [Full Story] California City Sued Over Sewage Spills    Feb 12, 08   San Francisco Chronicle Burlingame, Calif. being sued by environmental group [Full Story] Atlantic Richfield Co. to pay $187M for Montana Superfund Cleanup    Feb 8, 08   U.S. EPA Company will finance cleanup along 120 miles of the Clark Fork River and other areas in Montana [Full Story] 2.7 Million Gal of Sewage Spills into Richardson Bay    Feb 4, 08   Marin Independent Journal Operator error led to spill [Full Story] Massey Energy to Pay $20M for Clean Water Act Violations    Jan 17, 08   EPA Company faces largest civil penalty in EPA's history [Full Story] EPA Halts River Cleanup Negotiations with Dow Chemical    Jan 8, 08   EPA Negotiations were aimed at dioxin cleanup in Tittabawassee River system [Full Story] Idaho City to Pay $10,000 for Clean Water Act Violations    Jan 7, 08   EPA Violations occurred between January 2002 and April 2006 [Full Story] Drinking Water Safe after Sewage Spills into Lake Arrowhead    Jan 4, 08   Lake Arrowhead Mountain News Trench kept sewage from running directly into the lake [Full Story] Ala. DOT Fined for Polluting Mobile's Drinking Water    Jan 4, 08   Associated Press and the Press-Register Mobile County's health officer says fine too small [Full Story] Indiana City to Provide Water to Polluted Neighborhood    Dec 27, 07   The Indianapolis Star Geocel Corp. to run city water to homes near Elkhart, Ind., whose groundwater the company has acknowledged polluting [Full Story] Wastewater Spill Kills Fish    Dec 4, 07   Austin American-Statesman; Austin, Texas A wastewater spill in Austin, Texas killed fish, but had little effect on public drinking water supplies. [Full Story] Hair and Mushrooms: Organic Oil Cleanup    Nov 22, 07   San Francisco Chronicle Hair and mushrooms provide an innovative clean-up method for a San Francisco oil spill. [Full Story] Polluters to Spend $10.6 Billion on Environmental Controls and Cleanup    Nov 15, 07   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The U.S. EPA’s enforcement program has made industries, government agencies and other regulated entities spend a record $10.6 billion on pollution controls and environmental projects. [Full Story] Arsenic in Water Leads to $400 Million Lawsuit    Oct 16, 07   WQA/Modesto Bee A $400 million claim is now in place for alleged “failure to act” in response to arsenic levels in drinking water at the John Latorraca Correctional Facility. [Full Story] Dannon Plant Fined $71,350 for Water-Quality Violations    Oct 11, 07   Dayton Daily News; Dayton, OH An Ohio Dannon yogurt plant is paying fines for violating water-quality laws. [Full Story] Three Massachusetts Developers Face Fines for Clean Water Act Violations    Oct 5, 07   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Three Massachusettes developers have been illegally dumping storm water into Chaffins Brook. [Full Story] Vista, Carlsbad Could Face $1.1 Million Fine for Sewage Spill    Oct 3, 07   North County Times, serving San Diego and Riverside Counties Buena Vista Lagoon has had 7.3 million gallons of waste dumped into it; the cities of Vista and Carlsbad may be to blame. [Full Story] Spill Shuts Down Canning Company    Oct 3, 07   Times Record; Fort Smith, Arkansas A leak in a water and waste pipeline forced a temporary shutdown of production at an Arkansas canning facility. [Full Story] Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Cleanup Continues    Oct 2, 07   Sioux City Journal; Sioux City, Iowa As the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant works to improve its previously poor environmental image, groundwater clean-up is becoming a major focus. [Full Story] EPA Fines Ranor $100,000    Oct 1, 07   Worcester Telegram & Gazette News; Worcester, MA The EPA is fining Ranor Inc. over $100,000 for discharging storm water without a permit. [Full Story] State Does Not Require Mill to Notify Public of Discharge    Sep 27, 07   Smoky Mountain News Environmentalists are outraged that the Blue Ridge Paper Mill has not been required to inform the public after leaking a byproduct referred to as “black liquor” into the Pigeon River. [Full Story] Affluent Split Over Effluent    Sep 26, 07   New York Times An exclusive beachfront community is being blamed for polluting the coveted ocean space near Rincon Point, Calif. [Full Story] Source of Sewage Spill Eludes City Officials    Sep 24, 07   Lexington Herald-Leader; Lexington, KY Unable to find the source of the spill, the city of Elkhorn Creek began aerating an area off Manchester Street in an attempt to reduce the level of bacteria in the stream. [Full Story] City Prevents 4-H Water Pollution    Sep 24, 07   The Daily Democrat; Woodland, CA A wastewater issue led to the banning of 4-H members from the fairgrounds for the fall and winter. [Full Story] Icicle Seafoods Agrees to Pay $900,000 to Settle EPA Clean Water Act Complaint    Sep 21, 07   EPA Icicle Seafoods, Inc. has agreed to spend nearly $2 million to resolve Clean Water Act violations. [Full Story] EPA Orders Allen Marine, Inc. to Restore Tidelands    Sep 20, 07   Environmental Protection Agency Allen Marine must completely restore tidelands in Sitka, Alaska, or face fines up to $32,500. [Full Story] EPA Issues Two Final Orders to Water Supply Systems in Louisiana    Sep 12, 07   EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued two final administrative orders to owners and operators of public water supply systems for violations of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. [Full Story] City in Kentucky Cited after 3 Million Gallon Sewage Release    Sep 12, 07   Lexington Herald Leader Lexington, Ky., has been cited for polluting area waters after 3.1 million gallons of partially treated sewage was released into Elkhorn Creek. [Full Story] Fujicolor Processing Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crime    Sep 10, 07   EPA Fujicolor Processing agreed to pay a $200,000 criminal fine for discharging excessive amounts of silver-tainted photo processing waste to a Texas wastewater treatment plant. [Full Story] China Closes 400 Companies for Pollution    Sep 5, 07   The Kansas City Star/The Associated Press In an effort to reduce water pollution, China has closed down 400 factories and suspended projects or fined another 762. [Full Story] EPA Fines the Guam Waterworks Authority $40,000 for Failure to Improve Wastewater System    Sep 5, 07   US Environmental Protection Agency The Guam Waterworks Authority failed to fully comply with a 2003 court order to repair and improve its wastewater system. [Full Story] Texas Accuses City of 13 Water Violations    Sep 4, 07   Caller Times The state of Texas handed out a notification with 13 alleged violations to the Corpus Christi water treatment system. [Full Story] Methanol Spill Probed at GE Plastic Plant    Aug 27, 07   Times Union