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Resident warns of potential federal Clean Water Act lawsuit, urges county to question water authority
Summary
At the Aug. 18 Wilson County Commission meeting, resident Ken Young urged commissioners to seek legal answers from the county's Water and Wastewater Authority after citing multiple consent orders, fines and a notice from the Southern Environmental Law Center alleging Clean Water Act violations.
Ken Young, a Lebanon resident, told the Wilson County Commission on Aug. 18 that ongoing problems with the Water and Wastewater Authority of Wilson County have escalated to the point that the Southern Environmental Law Center has notified the authority and its operator that they could be sued for alleged long-standing violations of the Clean Water Act.
Young told commissioners he assembled a packet for them and said the county is already seeing enforcement actions: "Sunset Harbor recently drew a $50,000 fine," he said, and he said the Shop Springs and Ford projects are now operating under Tennessee…
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