ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Seattle-based seafood processor that operates in Alaska would pay a $1.3 million civil penalty under a proposed settlement of clean air violations.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Westward Seafoods also would be required to spend $1.1 million on air pollution reduction projects and $800,000 on emissions monitoring at Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Westward Seafoods self-reported that three employees turned off air pollution controls from 2009 to 2011 at a processing plant. The three pleaded guilty to falsifying records.
The settlement would resolve the company’s civil liability and require an independent auditor to conduct annual inspections and verify compliance.
