The City of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $20.8 million in response to the release of over 12 million gallons of untreated wastewater into the Santa Monica Bay in 2021.
The City of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $20.8 million in response to the release of over 12 million gallons of untreated wastewater into Santa Monica Bay in 2021. The settlement will fund necessary improvements at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant and finance environmental projects to prevent future incidents, officials announced Tuesday.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Beaches between El Segundo, Dockweiler reopen after 17M gallons of sewage spilled into ocean forced closureOffshore water quality testing and monitoring subsequently conducted around the 5-Mile Outfall showed an excess of applicable water quality standards for total coliform bacteria, E. coli, and Enterococcus, prosecutors said.The settlement resolves a U.S. Attorney’s criminal investigation into the incident.
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