Dam operator fined $501,000 for polluting Puyallup River with artificial turf.
Washington State Acts on Pollution
The Washington Department of Ecology has fined Electron Hydro, LLC, $501,000 for spilling discarded plastic field turf into the Puyallup River last summer.
The company used the [recycled] turf to line a bypass channel as it diverted the river’s flow during a construction project.
Pieces of the artificial turf were found up to 21 miles downstream. Deposits of ground-up tyre rubber — used as padding for the turf — are believed to have cascaded to the river’s mouth and i...
Washington State Acts on Pollution
The Washington Department of Ecology has fined Electron Hydro, LLC, $501,000 for spilling discarded plastic field turf into the Puyallup River last summer.
The company used the [recycled] turf to line a bypass channel as it diverted the river’s flow during a construction project.
Pieces of the artificial turf were found up to 21 miles downstream. Deposits of ground-up tyre rubber — used as padding for the turf — are believed to have cascaded to the river’s mouth and i...
