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CWS I-20 Lawsuit Settlement
Mar 26, 2019
On March 11th the federal court approved a settlement agreement between Congaree Riverkeeper and Carolina Water Service (now Blue Granite Water), finally ending the years long litigation over the I-20 wastewater system. The court granted summary judgment in favor of Congaree Riverkeeper in March of 2017, ruling that CWS had violated the Clean Water Act, and in February of 2018 the discharge from the I-20 wastewater plant finally ended, but the penalty and attorneys fees still had to be decided by the court.
As part of the settlement CWS will contribute funds to local water quality initiatives, including a $250,000 donation to the Midlands Rivers Coalition’s HowsMySCRiver.org
water quality monitoring program and a $100,000 payment to the Central Midlands Council of Governments to support regional water quality planning. We are happy to be able to put this case to bed, and to ensure funding for local clean water efforts.
And you can read more in this article from the Free Times:
