Syngenta, the manufacturer, is headquartered in Switzerland.
Along with 1,085 water systems, the city’s water system, which serves nearly 37 million people, was pleased to receive the compensation for treatment costs, according to a release issued Tuesday afternoon by City Law Director Stacy Wall.
The city is focused on complying with the new EPA regulations, which will be issued in October, Wall said.
According to Wall, the city found no significant amounts of atrazine following the removal treatments.
Admissions of effects associated with atrazine are not included in the settlement.
— Staff Writer Meredith Whelchel is a junior at the University of Dayton.