That seems pretty lenient.An Illinois judge ruled that the Trump International Hotel in Chicago violated state environmental laws for using river water without a valid permit, according to multiple reports.
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Sophia Hall ruled that the hotel is responsible for violations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and Illinois Pollution Control Board Regulations, according to court documents obtained by WGN9.
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The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed in 2018 alleging that the hotel takes in more than 19 million gallons of Chicago River water per day and returns water at a higher temperature to the waterway, according to The Washington Post.
The hotel had obtained a permit to suck in the water for its air conditioning systems in 2017 but did not renew it, according to the newspaper.
The attorney general's office is seeking a penalty for the hotel of $50,000 for the violations plus $10,000 every day until the issue is fixed.
The Hill
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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