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Environmental

May 1, 2010

L.A. County Guilty of Polluting

Los Angeles County illegally discharged pollutants into waters in and around Surfrider Beach, a federal district court judge ruled this week.

By Fiona Smith

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Los Angeles County illegally discharged pollutants into waters in and around Surfrider Beach, a federal district court judge ruled this week.

Environmental groups Natural Resources Defense Council and Santa Monica Baykeeper sued county officials alleging violations of the Clean Water Act as well as a state prohibition against releasing pollutants into designated "areas of special ...

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