An Oregon woman is facing prison and a hefty fine for allowing half-a-million gallons of water contaminated with *hydrofluoric acid, titanium, arsenic, molybdenum, vanadium, and other heavy metals into a sanitary sewer system in Hillsboro.
Thirty-five-year-old Kayla Hartley, of Troutdale, pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act and now faces a potential sentence of five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
According to court documents, from February to September 2020, while serving as the director of Northwest Slurry in Hillsboro, Hartley promoted the facility as a legal disposer of industrial wastewater despite lacking the required permits or authorization…