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MISSOURI MAN INDICTED ON CLEAN WATER ACT CHARGES
Release Date: 05/10/2001
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2001
MISSOURI MAN INDICTED ON CLEAN WATER ACT CHARGES
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
On April 26, Gary L. Smith, owner of Warren County Water and Sewer District in Warren County, Mo., was indicted on charges that he violated the Clean Water Act. The charges allege that Smith intentionally allowed raw sewage to be discharged into Incline Village Lake frequently used for recreation. Raw sewage can contain bacteria and pathogenic organisms which can cause infections and its discharge into recreational waters can make them unsafe for swimming and other recreational activities. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division with the assistance of EPA’s National Enforcement Investigations Center and is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in St. Louis. An indictment is merely an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty in a court of law.
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