DOJ | Hanover Foods to Pay $1.15 Million Penalty for Clean Water Act Violation

Hanover Foods agrees to pay $1.1M in fines in Susquehanna River pollution case

Editor's Note: This story was updated to include a statement from Hanover Foods sent to LNP | LancasterOnline on Wednesday afternoon.

Hanover Foods must pay $1.15M fine, make $1.5M in upgrades over water pollution

Hanover Foods must pay a $1.15 million civil penalty after four years of litigations over violations of the Clean Water Act at its Hanover wastewater treatment facility.The fine and $1.5 million in upgrades to its wastewater treatment facility are part of a settlement agreement between Hanover Foods, the Pa. Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association.

DOJ | Hanover Foods to pay $1.15 million penalty for Clean Water Act violation

Hanover Foods has agreed to pay a $1.15 million civil penalty and take other steps after violating the Clean Water Act at its water treatment facility in Hanover, York County, according to the United States Department of Justice.

Hanover Foods must pay $1 million in penalties over water pollution under consent decree

The company must also improve its wastewater treatment system following a consent decree filed in court Tuesday by both the EPA and the Pennsylvania DEP.