According to Pioneer Press in St. Paul, Minnesota, foam 18 inches thick was spotted on the Vermillion River. A resident who reported it watched and took pictures of a carpet cleaner dumping wastewater into a storm sewer. The state Pollution Control Agency served Dynasty Cleaning Services with a violation notice. The company agreed it will no longer discharge wastewater and did not have to pay a fine.
This common malpractice hurts the image of the entire carpet industry. I'll bet the fish don't care if the chemicals are SOA approved or if the scofflaw is a CSP. Putting the might of the CRI behind an effort to eliminate these offenders along with bait and switch advertisers would do more for the carpet industry's reputation than their costly and repressive testing program.
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