ABBYLAND PAYS $600K TO SETTLE ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 -- 10:17 AM
An area business has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle environmental claims.Sausage-maker Abbyland Foods, which owns and operates a facility in Abbotsford, will pay the six-digit sum to settle air pollution and storm water management violations going back to 2000.
The state Department of Justice reports Abbyland operated in violation of state air pollution statutes and didn?t submit annual emission inventories or pay annual emission fees. They also failed to implement certain practices and to perform inspections and evaluations required by its Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.
The DOJ said the company discovered and promptly disclosed its non-compliance with permit requirements designed to protect the public from harmful air emissions and storm water discharges, and has worked with the DNR to come into compliance.
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