(The Center Square) — Two environmental groups are suing SeaWorld San Diego for allegedly failing to follow its Clean Water Act permits. They claim that has led to pollutant discharge violations during the theme park’s nightly fireworks.
Nonprofits San Diego Coastkeeper and Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation filed a lawsuit against SeaWorld on March 6 for not following its Clean Water Act fireworks permit and waste discharge permit. By not adhering to its permits, the groups claim the theme park is discharging large amounts of pollutants into Mission Bay.
“SeaWorld’s reckless disregard for its environmental obligations threaten the health of Mission Bay and the people and wildlife that rely on it, and contradicts the company’s stated mission to conserve wildlife worldwide,” Phillip Musegaas, executive director of San Diego Coastkeeper, said in a press release on March 10…