DES MOINES (AP) - Attorney General Tom Miller says the owner of two popular travel plazas has been ordered to pay $140,000 for water pollution violations.
The Flying J travel plazas in Davenport and Clive were ordered to pay the fine by Polk County District Court Judge Artis Reis.
Miller filed a lawsuit on Monday outlining environmental violations and unpaid citations at the two locations, including a March 2007 incident at the Clive location that polluted Walnut Creek. A settlement agreement was filed simultaneously.
Miller says the Davenport Flying J has also been the subject of numerous administrative enforcement actions by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Flying J is one of the largest retailers of diesel fuel in North America, with approximately 220 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
Posted in Breaking_news on Thursday, December 18, 2008 12:00 am Updated: 5:18 pm.
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