Purina Animal Nutrition LLC was accused in a new lawsuit of failing to control stormwater pollution from its Spokane, Wash., facility in violation of the Clean Water Act.
Local environmental group Spokane Riverkeeper sued Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, alleging the animal feed producer is violating the CWA’s effluent standards and limitations and polluting the Spokane River.
the lawsuit alleges that Purina has violated its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit by failing to implement best management practices, establish an adequate stormwater pollution prevention plan, collect and analyze discharge samples, comply with monitoring ...
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