Minn. Pollution Control Agency: Carver County, Valley Paving Fined $50,000 for Violations at Highway Project Near Watertown
April 25, 2024
April 25, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 25 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news:
According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, Carver County and Valley Paving Inc. failed to protect nearby waters and wetlands from erosion and runoff during a highway safety improvement project in the fall 2022 and spring 2023 near Watertown, Minn. The violations caused further damage to some waterways already classified as impaired.
According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, Carver County and Valley Paving Inc. failed to protect nearby waters and wetlands from erosion and runoff during a highway safety improvement project in the fall 2022 and spring 2023 near Watertown, Minn. The violations caused further damage to some waterways already classified as impaired.