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antiguzzle Sophomore Author Wichita Posts:237 Points:20,545 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 1:36:30 PM Ignore antiguzzle Report Abuse W W W DOT wctrib DOT C O M/event/article/id/92629/ "ST. PAUL — Bushmills Ethanol Inc. of Atwater has paid an $800,000 civil penalty for wastewater treatment violations for discharging wastewater containing unpermitted levels of dissolved minerals — salts — and other pollutants and then providing inaccurate information about the discharges at the company’s ethanol production facility in Atwater. The discharges were not authorized in its wastewater permit, according to information released Friday by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency."

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"ST. PAUL — Bushmills Ethanol Inc. of Atwater has paid an $800,000 civil penalty for wastewater treatment violations for discharging wastewater containing unpermitted levels of dissolved minerals — salts — and other pollutants and then providing inaccurate information about the discharges at the company’s ethanol production facility in Atwater. The discharges were not authorized in its wastewater permit, according to information released Friday by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency."

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inchgallo Rookie Author Manitoba Posts:46 Points:11,220 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 2, 2012 8:20:21 AM Ignore inchgallo Report Abuse profits first environmental second has been like that for a lot of years
mr157ifhz Sophomore Author Gasbuddy Posts:155 Points:3,120 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 1:01:18 PM Ignore mr157ifhz Report Abuse Ethanol is big industry too. They get caught violating a law they get fined. reb4 what silverstreaker was trying to show is that a similiar incident from a gasoline refinery would carry a much heavier environmental cost. Neither one a good thing, but justifying it? Hardly. -Matt [Edited by: mr157ifhz at 4/23/2012 1:01:39 PM EST]
reb4 Champion Author Chicago Posts:19,355 Points:1,848,850 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:03:07 AM Ignore reb4 Report Abuse Silverstreaker, no, i don't but this is topic discussing this violation. However the ethanol pack love to justify ethanol at any cost... Have a nice day... use some extra ethanol... in your vehicles today...
SilverStreaker Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:12,074 Points:2,243,185 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 10:26:34 PM Ignore SilverStreaker Report Abuse reb4 asks "are you stating that the Bushmills ethanol issue is not as serious so it's not a problem?" Bushmills violated the clean water act, so they were fined. Do you believe that discharging salt laden water is as serious as polluting a groundwater aquifer with benzene, a known carcinogen? Just wondering...
reb4 Champion Author Chicago Posts:19,355 Points:1,848,850 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 8:05:27 PM Ignore reb4 Report Abuse so gamechanger2011, and silverstreaker, so are you stating that the Bushmills ethanol issue is not as serious so it's not a problem? Just wondering..
gamechanger2011 Champion Author Wichita Posts:1,597 Points:56,885 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 2:45:37 AM Ignore gamechanger2011 Report Abuse "Scientists have found zooplankton with toxic compounds from contact with Deepwater Horizon oil; "black scum" on a deep-sea coral colony 7 miles from the ill-fated, BP well; deformed killifish, a forage species in Louisiana's marshes; and an abnormally high number of dead or seriously ill bottlenose dolphins in the northern Gulf." Ecological answers in BP spill remain beneath the surface Thank You BP....morons! [Edited by: gamechanger2011 at 4/22/2012 2:46:09 AM EST]
SilverStreaker Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:12,074 Points:2,243,185 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 8:03:27 PM Ignore SilverStreaker Report Abuse $800,000 for salty water? California Refinery Fined $1 Million for Breaking Drinking Water Laws "Investigators from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice determined that Santa Maria Refining Co., located in Santa Maria, Calif., and a subsidiary of Greka Energy Corp., disposed of contaminated wastewater into wells that were not permitted for that use, posing a risk to groundwater supplies. The wastewater contained benzene, which can cause anemia, excessive bleeding and cancer, and also affects the immune system."