ELR Citation: ELR 20515
No(s). D 803 00 318 CE (Mich. Cir. Ct. Nov 25, 1981)

The court levies $85,500 in civil penalties against the owner of a lumber treatment plant for violating the Michigan Environmental Protection Act (PEA), the Water Resources Commission Act (WRCA), and the common law of nuisance. Between 1970 and 1979, defendant spilled and pumped chemicals, including...