Company pays nearly $30K for illegal dumping in creek near Fillmore
Advanced Industrial Services, Inc. agreed to pay $29,736 after a driver for the company dumped 150 gallons of petroleum-contaminated wastewater into Grimes Canyon Creek near Fillmore. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced the settlement Friday after the case was investigated by both the DA’s office and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The company was also ordered to comply with permanent injunctive terms prohibiting the unlawful disposal of petroleum products, the DA’s office said in a news release.
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