The $485,000 Restoration Project
The proposed agreement includes a $485,000 contribution to OARS Inc., an environmental organization tasked with monitoring and improving water quality in northern Massachusetts rivers and streams.
The funding will support projects in collaboration with the Nashobah Praying Indians, who will oversee volunteer-based sampling, restoration efforts, and public education initiatives about water pollution and conservation.
The five-year settlement also bars the bottler from claiming tax deductions for any costs related to compliance and mandates continuous data sharing with regulators and CLF.
Court Oversight and Mediation
The deal was reached in June 2025 after months of mediation under U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Collings and was later reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Patriot must now notify CLF of any future changes to its discharge permit, provide progress reports on infrastructure upgrades such as filtration systems, and maintain the pollution control measures established during the litigation.
