Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
Sep. 1, 2021
Trial begins in Pomona water supply pollution dispute
Pomona is attempting to recover $30 million in damages for the alleged contamination of its groundwater supply caused by the North American subsidiary of Sociedad Química y Minera.
A third jury trial started on Tuesday after the city of Pomona filed a lawsuit against a Chilean mining company for polluting the city's water supply almost a century ago.
"This is still costing the city of Pomona money today, and this will be costing the city of Pomona money for decades into the future because the perchlorate is expected to persist at unsafe levels in Pomona's wells for at least another 30 years," said Kenneth A. Sansone,...
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