Ocean Beauty Seafoods an Alaska seafood processor has agreed to pay a $126,000 penalty to settle water discharge permit violations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at two of its facilities.
The EPA initiated its enforcement action following the discovery that the company’s facilities had violated their National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. A settlement for all violations was reached and EPA signed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Ocean Beauty.