TOLEDO, Ohio (WANE) -- Campbell Soup Supply Co. admitted to violating the Clean Water Act in response to court documents filed by multiple environmental agencies.

Environment Ohio, Lake Erie Waterkeeper, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed a joint lawsuit against Campbell Soup Supply Co.

On Monday, the company admitted to violating the Clean Water Act at least 5,400 times between April 2018 and December 2024 at its canning factory in Napoleon, Ohio.

“Campbell’s admission that it committed these violations will speed this case toward a trial that will decide what steps the company must take to curb its pollution and how large a civil penalty should be imposed. That’s great news for the people who live along the Maumee River and Lake Erie, who want prompt action on reducing

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