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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The state Department of Environmental Protection announced a settlement in a case against Henkel US Operations Corp. for five unpermitted discharges into a Luzerne County creek.</p><p>Henkel, a manufacturer based in West Hazleton, has agreed to pay a $19,410 civil penalty charge for failure to comply with monitoring and sampling requirements.</p><p>DEP responded to a complaint of foam in Black Creek back in January 2017 and traced the foam back to Henkel&#8217;s storm drains. Henkel cleaned the drains in response, but then additional complaints were received in early 2018 about soap suds covering Black Creek and blowing into a nearby neighborhood.</p><p>The suds were found to have originated from a damaged pipe used to transport Henkel&#8217;s wastewater to the nearby sewage treatment plant.</p><p>The company failed to notify DEP within five days of the discharges, which was a requirement in Henkel&#8217;s operating permit.</p><p>In addition to paying the civil penalty, Henkel has installed a new wastewater line to replaced the damaged pipe.</p><p>The money paid by Henkel will go toward Pennsylvania&#8217;s Clean Water Fund, which provides funding for programs to promote water quality across the state.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Kevin Carroll</p><p>kcarroll@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Manufacturer pays $19K penalty for foam in creek