Port Coquitlam recycling company fined $454,000 for water contamination of river

Port Coquitlam recycling company fined $454,000 for water contamination of river

A Port Coquitlam company that recycles industrial waste has been fined more than $450,000 for contamination in the Pitt River.

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In a 'major' contravention, Ground X was found to have discharged effluent into the ground from an unlined pond at a Port Coquitlam site adjacent to the Pitt River

Ground X hit with $454k fine for environmental infractions

Ministry of Environment photo Despite the company’s protests that it doesn’t handle waste, Ground X is now on the hook for $454,023 for repeatedly discharging liquid waste near Pitt River in Port Coquitlam. The province issued the fine earlier this month in connection with nine incidents in March and April of 2024. The company, located at 750 Kingsway Ave., has faced two orders and four warnings over the same issue, according to the province. In…