On July 11, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington entered the Consent Decree to resolve Electron Hydro LLC's and Chief Operating Officer Thom A Fischer's Clean Water Act violations near Orting, WA. The Consent Decree resolves Defendants' alleged violations of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. 1311(a), related to Defendants (1) placement of used, artificial field turf into a bypass channel Defendants created in the Puyallup River; (2) subsequent discharge of the used, artificial field turf from the bypass channel into the downstream portions of the Puyallup River, which is home to several species of Endangered Species Act-listed salmon; (3) discharge of rock and other fill material into the Puyallup River to construct a temporary rock spillway; and (4) violations of their Washington State-issued Construction Stormwater General Permit (CSWGP), including failure to update their Notice of Intent to reflect the true size of the construction area; failure to provide secondary containment for equipment containing fuel; failure to implement and/or maintain required best management practices (BMPs); failure to adequately conduct and/or document inspections and maintain records on-site; and failure to timely submit discharge monitoring reports. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, Defendants agree to (1) survey for, remove, and properly dispose of artificial turf found in and near Puyallup River downstream of the discharge site; (2)