Idaho Fish and Game Department Fined For Chemical Spill at Fish Hatchery

摘要

The Idaho Fish and Game Department (IDFG) has agreed to pay $14,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency to settle alleged federal Clean Water Act violations at the Grace Fish Hatchery near Pocatello, Idaho. In December of 2007, IDFG informed EPA that spilled disinfectants at Grace killed all of its fish, many of which were washed downstream into Whiskey Creek. EPA reviewed Grace's history and found IDFG also exceeded the monthly limit for total suspended solids in early 2004.