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Board of Public Works levies fines against multiple manufacturers for wastewater permit violations
Summary
Elkhart City’s Board of Public Works on Feb. 24 assessed penalties under the city’s Enforcement Response Plan against several industrial permittees for reporting failures and effluent exceedances, while staff described corrective steps and sampling-location confusion at some facilities.
Elkhart City’s Board of Public Works voted Feb. 24 to assess penalties against several manufacturers after staff said they violated industrial wastewater permit requirements and reporting deadlines under the city’s Enforcement Response Plan.
The action covered multiple permittees and a range of violations: exceedances for zinc at McDow Enterprises, late or missing self-monitoring reports from JBS Prepared Foods and Bimbo/Bimbo Bakeries, and reporting-location confusion and missed CBOD5 monitoring at Benell Aluminum Inc. Board staff described each matter and recommended penalties consistent with the city plan.
Why it matters: industrial wastewater permits establish monitoring and reporting that protect the city’s treatment systems and compliance with state and federal requirements;…
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