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WEST VIRGINIA MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL SEWAGE DISCHARGE
Release Date: 04/09/99
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1999
WEST VIRGINIA MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL SEWAGE DISCHARGE
James Bragg of Lanark, W.Va., was charged on March 30 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in Charleston with allegedly violating the Clean Water Act. Bragg owned a sewage treatment facility in Grandview, W.Va. From April 1996 through September 1998, the defendant allegedly discharged sewage waste containing fecal coliform bacteria on 10 occasions in a manner that was not in accordance with the facility’s National Point Discharge Elimination System permit. In addition, he is charged with discharging sewage without any permit from September 1998 to February 1999. Finally, he is charged with failing to submit discharge monitoring reports to the State of West Virginia from September 1997 to September 1998. Improperly discharging sewage waste containing fecal coliform can spread infectious diseases. If convicted on all twelve charges, the defendant faces a maximum sentence up to 36 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $3 million. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division, and is being prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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