Pacific Seafood Fined $222,000 By Washington Department of Ecology
Pacific Seafood’s Westport facility has been hit with a $222,000 penalty after “repeatedly sending polluted wastewater into Half Moon Bay in Westport.” According to the Washington Department of Ecology, the seafood company’s Westport facility has violated its water quality permits 58 times over the past two years.
“It’s unacceptable that this facility is continuing to pollute Half Moon Bay after repeated citations and technical assistance,” said Vince McGowan, Ecology’s water quality program manager. “The majority of similar companies in the industry are able to...
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