Darigold’s Chehalis facility was fined $249,500 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in September for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act multiple times between September 2018 and April 2024, the EPA confirmed Friday.
The Clean Water Act establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into United States waters and regulating quality standards for surface waters, according to the EPA.
The EPA released legal documents Friday, Jan. 17, pertaining to the enforcement actions the EPA’s Region 10, which includes Washington state, completed in 2024…