Campbell Soup admits dumping waste into Ohio river 5,400 times
The Campbell Soup Supply Company admitted to dumping waste into an Ohio river and violating the law thousands of times.
According to WANE, Campbell Soup Supply Company admitted to violating the Clean Water Act thousands of times in response a joint lawsuit filed in March of 2024 by several agencies.
The report states that Campbell’s admitted to violating the Clean Water Act at least 5,400 times between April 2018 and December 2024, with the incidents occurring at the canning factory located in Napoleon, Ohio.
“Campbell’s admission that it committed these violations will speed this case toward a trial that will decide what steps the company must take to curb its pollution and how large a civil penalty should be imposed. That’s great news for the people who live along the Maumee River and Lake Erie, who want prompt action on reducing sources of the toxic algae in their local waters,” said John Rumpler, Clean Water Program Director for Environment Ohio. “We appreciate Campbell’s willingness to work cooperatively with us and the federal government to solve its compliance problems, rather than spending time and effort contesting clear-cut violations of the Clean Water Act.”
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