4/28/20 The Humboldt County District Attorney's Office has submitted a pollution charge against Footprint Recycling of Arcata for an alleged biodiesel spill in January. Deputy District Attorney Christa McKimmy said she submitted the charge last week alleging that Footprint released a substance harmful to fish, bird and plant life into a place where it can pass into waters of the state.
On March 25, the California Department of Fish and Game submitted a report to the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office regarding the alleged January spill at Footprint's West End Road facility in Arcata, where about 1,000 gallons of biodiesel fuel overflowed from an above-ground tank. The spill started when an automatic timer failed during the night of Jan. 14, said president and owner Andrew Cooper. The fuel reached the facility's drainage ditch, which is an unnamed tributary of the north fork of Janes Creek, but did not leave the property before it was cleaned up.
