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Company: Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack
Current Parent Company: Caesars Entertainment Inc.
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Penalty: $63,000
Year: 2011
Date: January 26, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has settled a Clean Water Act case with Harrahs Chester Casino & Racetrack (Harrah's) for unpermitted discharges to the Delaware River. Under the settlement, Harrah's has agreed to pay a $39,000 penalty and to take measures, costing an estimated $24,000, to reduce water pollution from the facility.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Pennsylvania
Facility City: Chester
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nevada
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: entertainment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: casinos
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