“What happens now is that all of the timelines within that consent decree are triggered,” Barker said. “For example, we have to pay our fine within 30 days. By Feb. 21, we have to pay $165,000. Half of that will go to EPA and half of that will go to MDEQ, and that’s to cover – that’s the civil penalty for alleged environmental violations and lack of reporting between 2012 and 2016.”
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