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Environmental

Sep. 1, 2016

State sues Compton over wastewater discharge

The state of California has sued the city of Compton over allegations that it discharged wastewater pollutants into state and federal water.

By Justin Kloczko
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A lawsuit by the state alleges the city of Compton discharged more than 10,000 gallons of wastewater pollutants from its sewer system into Los Angeles County water supplies over a period of three years.

The suit, brought by the Attorney General's office on behalf of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, claims polluted water from Compton sewer systems e...

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