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Macomb County Business Owners Ordered to Pay Fines for Bear Creek Chemical Spill

MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN, JUL 7 – Saad Somo and Marvan Talal-Razooqi Batoo paid over $172,000 in cleanup costs after spilling electroplating chemicals into Bear Creek, violating hazardous waste and water protection laws.

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Two men who owned a Warren business that leaked chemicals into Bear Creek must pay fines after taking plea deals this week.

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Detroit Free PressDetroit Free Press
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Macomb County men sentenced in spill that turned Bear Creek in Warren vivid blue-green

The February 2024 spill from a former metal plating business temporarily turned Bear Creek a bright greenish-blue.

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Detroit Metro TimesDetroit Metro Times
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Macomb County men avoid jail after illegally dumping chemicals that turned Bear Creek fluorescent blue

After frozen water lines burst in the unheated facility, the men disposed of the chemicals through a storm drain

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WJBKWJBK
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Macomb County business owners ordered to pay fines for Bear Creek chemical spill

Two men who owned a Warren business that leaked chemicals into Bear Creek must pay fines after taking plea deals this week.

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The Detroit NewsThe Detroit News
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Two men sentenced for chemical spill that turned Bear Creek bright blue

Saad Somo and Marvan Talal-Razooqi Batoo were ordered to pay fines, costs and an assessment totaling $3,500. They pleaded no contest to several charges.

·Detroit, United States
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The Detroit News broke the news in Detroit, United States on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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