Washington State Manufacturer Agrees To $900K Deal To Settle CWA Stormwater Suit

( June 30, 2026, 8:43 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington state-based food manufacturing company has agreed to implement stormwater compliance measures and pay $900,000 for an environmental benefit project and litigation costs to settle a federal lawsuit filed by an environmental nonprofit alleging that the company violated the Clean Water Act and the terms of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit by discharging polluted stormwater into navigable waters surrounding its facility in Kent....