Electron Dam owner fined $500K over Puyallup River pollution

A piece of the artificial turf in the Puyallup River. (Courtesy of Puyallup Tribe)

The Washington State Department of Ecology has hit Electron Dam owner Electron Hydro, LLC with a $501,000 fine for putting sheets of artificial turf in the Puyallup River last summer.

During a construction project at the dam, Electron Hydro put more than 2,400 square yards of the turf in the river without permission from state agencies. The rushing water caused about a quarter of the turf to disintegrate, sending between 4 and 6 cubic yards’ worth of coffee-ground sized pieces of rubber downstream to Commencement Bay in Tacoma.

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