A Connecticut court has ordered a Newington dairy-products maker to pay the state nearly $300,000 for repeated wastewater discharge violations, authorities say.
Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel C. Esty announced Friday the Hartford Superior Court’s stipulated judgement against Kohler Mix Specialties LLC.
The state in 2008 sued Kohler, with offices at 100 Milk Lane.
The judgment requires Kohler to pay the state a civil penalty of $299,999 — $100,000 of which will be used for an environmental protection project to be proposed in the town of Newington.
It also imposes a permanent ban against Kohler ever again violating its wastewater discharge permit as well as state laws and regulations controlling water pollution.
“This is a good result. It is fair to the company and achieves the State’s goal. The magnitude of the penalty will serve to ensure compliance with the law and deter sources of pollution that affect water quality,” Jepsen said in a statement.
Kohler could not be immediately reached Friday for comment.
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