VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Department of Ecology has fined the city of Vancouver $60,000 for spilling nearly 600,000 gallons of raw sewage into the Columbia River.
The fine comes after a 15-month investigation into spills in September and October 2017.
Heather Bartlett with Ecology says unacceptable training, maintenance and operations led to the preventable discharges.
After the fine was announced Friday, the city sent out a news release saying it recently concluded a series of improvements to the plant which includes a new $2.2 million emergency pumping system.