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NORTH CAROLINA MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL SEWAGE DISCHARGE
Release Date: 04/19/2001
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2001
NORTH CAROLINA MAN CHARGED
WITH ILLEGAL SEWAGE DISCHARGE
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
WITH ILLEGAL SEWAGE DISCHARGE
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
Hosiea Hewitt of Dudley, N.C., was arrested by agents of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) on April 10 and charged with intentionally violating the federal Clean Water Act NPDES permit issued to the Kenansville, N.C. sewage treatment plant. North Carolina enforces the Clean Water Act under state laws. The defendant allegedly discharged 3,500 gallons of sewage sludge intentionally into Grove Creek in violation of the Kenansville permit. Discharging sludge into surface waters can make the waters unsuitable for fish and other aquatic life and create an infection risk that makes the waters unsuitable for recreational purposes. The case was investigated by the SBI, EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division and the North Carolina Division of Water Quality. It is being prosecuted by the District Attorney’s Office in Kenansville. Charged defendants are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty in a court of law.
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