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Power station faces fines for Clean Water Act violations
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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

BOSTON — A power station located in Holyoke, Mass., faces up to $177,500 in Clean Water Act (CWA) fines for allegedly discharging muddy stormwater and other pollutants into the Connecticut River, according to a press release.

The Mt. Tom Generating Company LLC has been accused of violating its federally issued permit by exceeding permit discharge limits over a five month period.

The company was performing construction work at the coal-fired power plant facility during this time, the release stated.

“It is imperative that companies who discharge their wastewaters to our waterways fully comply with applicable permit requirements,” said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office. “EPA will continue enforcing and monitoring permit requirements that are necessary to improve water quality in our rivers, lakes and estuaries.”

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