WASTE ACTION PROJECT, Plaintiff, v. KLEEN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC., KLEEN INDUSTRIAL SANDS, INC. and CANAM MINERALS, INC., Defendant.
CASE NO. 25-5581-BHS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA
October 9, 2025
THIS MATTER is before the Court on its own motion.
Waste Action Project asserts defendants Kleen Industrial Services, Kleen Industrial Sands, and CanAm Minerals, d.b.a. Tru Grit, violated the Clean Water Act by breaching the terms of their 2020 and 2025 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Dkt. 1. It asserts Tru Grit discharges industrial pollutants into the Hylebos Waterway, which ultimately flows into Commencement Bay. Id. at 5.
In an earlier filed case before this Court, Waste Action Project similarly asserts defendants Kleen Industrial Services and CanAm Minerals, d.b.a. Kleen Blast, violated
The Court ORDERS Waste Action Project to SHOW CAUSE by October 24, 2025, as to why the two cases should not be consolidated.
Dated this 9th day of October, 2025.
BENJAMIN H. SETTLE
United States District Judge