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Clean Water Act
Philadelphia, PA: (Mar-17-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Upper Southampton Sewer Authority in Southampton, Bucks County, PA, alleging that it violated the federal Clean Water Act. The suit claimed that the authority sanctioned unpermitted sanitary sewer discharges to Mill Creek from 2002 through 2006, which were in violation of federal norms.
Sources stated that the two sides reached a settlement agreement, in which Upper Southampton Sewer Authority agreed to conduct an awareness campaign to encourage proper collection and disposal of unused pharmaceuticals aimed at helping to protect drinking water sources. Agency officials said that the campaign will include preparing and distributing materials to institutional customers such as local hospitals, retirement communities, and schools about the proper disposal of prescription drugs. The estimated cost of the pharmaceutical project is $10,800.
Under the settlement, Upper Southampton Sewer also agreed to pay a $16,200 penalty to resolve allegations. Agency Regional Administrator for the mid-Atlantic region Donald S. Welsh stated that though there is no evidence that trace-amounts of pharmaceuticals in drinking water causes a health threat, appropriate measures need to be taken to ensure that the water remains healthy to drink. [ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: EPA SETTLEMENT WITH UPPER SOUTHAMPTON INCLUDES PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION TO PROTECT DRINKING WATER SOURCES]
Published on Mar-18-08
Sources stated that the two sides reached a settlement agreement, in which Upper Southampton Sewer Authority agreed to conduct an awareness campaign to encourage proper collection and disposal of unused pharmaceuticals aimed at helping to protect drinking water sources. Agency officials said that the campaign will include preparing and distributing materials to institutional customers such as local hospitals, retirement communities, and schools about the proper disposal of prescription drugs. The estimated cost of the pharmaceutical project is $10,800.
Under the settlement, Upper Southampton Sewer also agreed to pay a $16,200 penalty to resolve allegations. Agency Regional Administrator for the mid-Atlantic region Donald S. Welsh stated that though there is no evidence that trace-amounts of pharmaceuticals in drinking water causes a health threat, appropriate measures need to be taken to ensure that the water remains healthy to drink. [
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