HARRISBURG, Pa., — October 17, 2013 — Environmental advocacy groups say a Pennsylvania state fish hatchery on a Susquehanna River tributary is routinely violating its permitted pollution limits and hurting the Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort.
Philadelphia-based PennEnvironment and the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Integrity Project said Thursday records show the Bellefonte hatchery in Centre County frequently violates limits for nitrogen, phosphorus, total suspended solids and oxygen-consuming substances.
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, which owns the hatchery, says it couldn't immediately respond while staff collect facts and review agency documents.
Read the full story by the Associated Press at the New Jersey Herald