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Oakland director's order prompts $16,500 fine as new wastewater plant nears completion
Summary
Town wastewater director told the Board of Aldermen the state issued a director’s order and a $16,500 fine even as workers tied new piping and put flow into new basins; town expects to be released from the order after plant completion.
Mister Coker, Oakland’s wastewater director, told the Board of Aldermen that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation placed the town under a director’s order and assessed a $16,500 fine while crews complete tie‑ins on a new wastewater treatment plant.
Coker said crews this month put flow to two new basins for the first time and began pipe tie‑ins that required coordination with pump trucks and temporary lift‑station operations. He said the town currently has three pump trucks in use to maintain flows while work continues. Coker told the…
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