EPA reaches $100K settlement with Hyponex Corp. for alleged Clean Water Act violations in Ohio

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a $100,000 settlement with Hyponex Corp. in Shreve, Ohio, a subsidiary of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., to resolve alleged violations of its permit limits for pollutant discharges under the Clean Water Act.

The company allegedly discharged pollutants — including E. coli, total suspended solids, chlorine, and ammonia-nitrogen — above permit limits into the Kiser Ditch tributary which flows to Lower Muddy Fork Mohican River. In May 2022, EPA issued an administrative order requiring the company to submit a plan to comply with and prevent future exceedances of the effluent limits. The company completed all actions and returned to compliance in September 2022.  

To learn more about the Clean Water Act, visit https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-water-act.

To learn more about EPA’s enforcement process, visit https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/basic-information-enforcement.

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