Much of the pollution on Seattle's Duwamish River comes from decades ago, but Seattle Iron and Metal, a metal recycler, is one of the ongoing present-day polluters of the river.
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Katie Campbell
Puget Soundkeeper recently filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue Seattle Iron and Metal for violating the Clean Water Act.
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Crunched old cars, many with Alaska license plates, wait to by recycled by Seattle Iron and Metal.
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Katie Campbell
Puget Soundkeeper's Chris Wilke regularly patrols and monitors the Duwamish River looking for violations of the Clean Water Act.
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The Spokane Street and West Seattle bridges pass over the Duwamish River. "Most of the people traveling to West Seattle don't know that this is the Duwamish," said James Rasmussen of the Duwamish tribe.
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Stormwater outfalls like this one carry a variety of pollutants to the Duwamish River, including heavy metals, PCBs, pthalates and petroleum hydrocarbons.
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Katie Campbell
Puget Soundkeeper Chris Wilke and James Rasmussen of the Duwamish River Clean Up Coalition patrol the Duwamish River looking for progress of the river's restoration and evidence of ongoing pollution.