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STL scrap metal facility fined $100K for Clean Water Act violations

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St. Louis scrap metal facility SA Recycling has been fined $100,000 over allegations that it violated the Clean Water Act.

In announcing the fine, officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleged SA Recycling failed to adequately control stormwater runoff into the Mississippi River.

Scrap metal, gas cans and other waste material may have been discharged into the river during rain events, according to the EPA.

Read more from St. Louis Public Radio.

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