Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
Sep. 10, 2021
Mining company must pay Pomona $48M over tainted water
According to the lawsuit, the issue started in 1927 when SQMNA shipped fertilizer used for citrus orchards to Pomona. The fertilizer contained a contaminant called perchlorate, which California started regulating in 2007.
A federal jury awarded the city of Pomona $48.1 million in damages in its dispute over contaminated water allegedly caused by the North American subsidiary of the Chilean mining company, Sociedad Química y Minera.
The verdict came Wednesday after eight days of trial in the U.S. Central District of California. The city initially sought $30 million in damages.
"I think the jury understood that this was a very significant amount of pollution," said Jason G. Sheasby, ...
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