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Hanover Foods Pays $1.15M Penalty for Clean Water Act Violations

Hanover Foods Corporation agreed to pay a $1.15 million civil penalty and implement corrective actions at its Hanover, PA wastewater treatment facility following over 600 NPDES permit violations since November 2016. The settlement, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, addresses discharges exceeding temperature limits and other permit conditions affecting a tributary of Codorus Creek in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Compliance measures include facility upgrades, enhanced monitoring, and corrective action protocols.