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Mount Vernon sued over alleged Clean Water Act violations

<p>Federal authorities in a lawsuit accuse Mount Vernon of violating the Clean Water Act, claiming the city has not done anything to prevent raw sewage from polluting the waterways since 2012.</p>

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Jun 28, 2018, 5:43 PM

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