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Board finds Elkhart Environmental Processing in violation of wastewater permit, assesses $5,250 penalty
Summary
The Board of Public Works found Elkhart Environmental Processing in violation of its industrial wastewater discharge permit for failing to notify the city of a sludge/slug discharge and for multiple FOG exceedances, and assessed a $5,250 penalty. Staff performed sampling and will bill the company for additional monitoring.
The Board of Public Works voted May 6 to find Elkhart Environmental Processing (permit number recorded in the meeting as “2000Two‑two”) in violation of its industrial wastewater discharge permit and to assess a $5,250 penalty.
Steve Brown, Public Works and Utilities, told the board that pretreatment staff received calls from the wastewater treatment plant about discolored flows…
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