Trouble Downstream: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reaches natural resource damages settlement with Chrome Plater for PFAS contamination
Source: https://www.lexology.com/, May 22, 2023
By: Kodi J. Verhalen and John F. Huldin, TaftStettinius & Hollister LLP
On May 17, 2023, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that they had reached a settlement with Douglas Corp., a chrome plater, regarding its historical use and disposal of plating solutions containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as part of its plating operations.
At issue were Douglas Corp.’s alleged discharges of PFAS and Chromium to St. Louis Park’s stormwater system. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the contaminated discharges eventually flowed to and contaminated Bass Lake, Bde Maka Ska, and Lake Harriet. Douglas Corp. has maintained, and continues to maintain, that it is not liable for the alleged discharges. Read more.
