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DNR drops hammer on Sunrise Beach wastewater site
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources yesterday referred Lake Landscaping and Construction Wastewater Treatment Facility, owned by James Robinson, to the Missouri Attorney General's Office to pursue legal action for alleged wastewater violations.
According to the DNR, Robinson allegedly failed to operate and maintain the wastewater treatment facility, located in Sunrise Beach, Mo., and comply with the Missouri Clean Water Law and its implementing regulations.
On Oct. 15 and Oct. 19, the department conducted inspections of the wastewater treatment facility as part of the sweep ordered by Gov. Jay Nixon. During these inspections, staff observed the wastewater treatment facility was in complete disrepair. Staff observed the sand filter was completely covered in dense vegetation, there were no chlorine tablets in the applicator tube to provide disinfection of the effluent and the control panel was not connected to an electrical power supply. Robinson also allegedly failed to submit quarterly Discharge Monitoring Reports to the department, as required by its Missouri State Operating Permit No. MO-0125113, since Dec. 14, 2007. Failure to submit monitoring reports violates Missouri's Clean Water Law.
The department ordered Robinson to immediately cease all discharge from the wastewater treatment facility and pump and haul the wastewater from the existing facility to a permitted facility with the capacity to treat the wastewater until the facility is able to comply with all requirements in its permit.
Subscribe To Lake AlertsAccording to the DNR, Robinson allegedly failed to operate and maintain the wastewater treatment facility, located in Sunrise Beach, Mo., and comply with the Missouri Clean Water Law and its implementing regulations.
On Oct. 15 and Oct. 19, the department conducted inspections of the wastewater treatment facility as part of the sweep ordered by Gov. Jay Nixon. During these inspections, staff observed the wastewater treatment facility was in complete disrepair. Staff observed the sand filter was completely covered in dense vegetation, there were no chlorine tablets in the applicator tube to provide disinfection of the effluent and the control panel was not connected to an electrical power supply. Robinson also allegedly failed to submit quarterly Discharge Monitoring Reports to the department, as required by its Missouri State Operating Permit No. MO-0125113, since Dec. 14, 2007. Failure to submit monitoring reports violates Missouri's Clean Water Law.
The department ordered Robinson to immediately cease all discharge from the wastewater treatment facility and pump and haul the wastewater from the existing facility to a permitted facility with the capacity to treat the wastewater until the facility is able to comply with all requirements in its permit.
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