Contractor settles with state over Lacey water quality violations
South Sound contractor Milestone LLC has agreed to a settlement with the state over water quality violations at a Lacey development, the state Department of Ecology announced.
Ecology fined Milestone LLC $72,000 in January for 12 violations inspectors found at the Woodbrook Townhomes construction site between September 2020 and October 2021. The townhomes are south of 37th Avenue Southeast and east of the Chehalis Western Trail.
In the settlement, Milestone LLC agreed to contribute $46,400 toward an Ecology-approved water quality improvement project in the greater Olympia/Lacey area, pay a $14,400 fine, and have an employee complete a stormwater compliance training course by the end of the year.
Water quality penalty payments to Ecology are placed into the state’s Coastal Protection Fund, which provides grants to public agencies and tribes for water quality restoration projects, according to Ecology.
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