The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking a penalty of up to 157,500 against a Massachusetts electric utility in connection with clean-water violations.The Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant failed to conduct monthly monitoring for oil and grease and did not maintain adequate laboratory controls and quality-assurance procedures,EPA says.The plant also failed to maintain the pH in wastewater discharges to the Taunton River within acceptable limits.The area around the plant is primarily rural,with wetlands,wooded areas and the river.
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