Environmental groups file federal lawsuit against Port of Los Angeles over stormwater process

Attorneys for Environmental California announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 23, accusing the trade hub of repeatedly violating the Clean Water Act.

Laura Deehan, Environmental California’s state director, said “serious and serial” violations have been “happening for years,” with more than 2,000 illegal discharges of pollution, including heavy metals and petroleum-tainted products, over the past five years connected to an on-site treatment system at Terminal Island.