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Clean Water Act Litigation

REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. · 2026-08-04 · Importance 45 · Surprise 60

A federal court ordered Republic Services of Pennsylvania to pay a $9.2 million civil penalty for Clean Water Act violations at the Modern Landfill in York, Pennsylvania. The landfill discharged 156 million gallons of untreated wastewater containing boron and osmotic pressure into Kreutz Creek over 1,393 days between 2019 and 2023. The penalty was set at twice the economic benefit Republic gained from non-compliance and is intended to deter future violations and recover unlawful gains.

Key facts

• A federal court ordered Republic Services of Pennsylvania to pay a $9.2 million civil penalty for Clean Water Act violations at Modern Landfill. source
• Republic Services discharged 156 million gallons of untreated wastewater containing boron and osmotic pressure into Kreutz Creek over 1,393 days between 2019 and 2023. source
• The $9.2 million penalty was described as double the economic benefit Republic Services gained from its non-compliance. source