Although we customarily talk about 'MANURE' in terms of public i.e. what they're shoveling, not in this case. Ooops!
No advance education is required to understand that horses produce poop which must be properly disposed of, not in water.
Suffolk Downs can pretend that they're a Good Neighbor now, but it sure looks like they've blatantly ignored not only the law, but common sense and corporate responsibility.
Instead of addressing the problem, they dragged it out in court and continued to pollute.
Suffolk Downs fined $1.25m for discharging horse manure and pollutants into Boston Harbor
08/22/2012
Suffolk Downs, the East Boston racetrack competing to build a resort-casino, has been fined $1.25 million for discharging horse manure, urine and pollutants into tributaries of the Boston Harbor, according to court records filed in US District Court in Boston Wednesday.
The racetrack agreed to a consent decree that was filed with the court after federal officials began investigating high levels of bacteria and fecal matter in the wetlands around the racetrack in 2008.
According to a complaint filed with the court, the illegal discharge had been occurring since at least 2006 and possibly as early as 2004, and may have continued up until last year.
The racetrack had no permit allowing it to discharge into the waters. It has since applied for one, but that request is still pending.
A spokesperson for the racetrack could not immediately be reached for comment.
The consent decree, filed under the federal Clean Water Act, requires that the racetrack develop a proper stormwater and discharge management plan for the facility, as well as paying the fine with potential interest dating back to 2008.
http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/08/22/suffolk-downs-fined-for-discharging-horse-manure-and-pollutants-into-boston-harbor/LM9x0kc5l4f404OLPS1G5M/story.html
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