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Mount Olive board says it will seek to intervene in NJDEP suit over sewer‑plant odors
Summary
Board members were told New Jersey DEP filed suit alleging long‑standing violations at a local sewer plant; the board plans to file a motion to intervene in the NJDEP enforcement action, with an order‑to‑show‑cause hearing set for June 10.
The Mount Olive Township School District Board of Education was told that New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection has filed suit against Mount Olive Villages Water Company and Mount Olive Villages Sewer Company, alleging long‑standing air and water pollution violations at a sewer plant.
The chair said the DEP’s papers included inspector reports and resident certifications and that a court has scheduled an order‑to‑show‑cause hearing for June 10. The board president said the district will ‘‘file a motion as a board to intervene in that case to make sure that the court is aware of the effect of the odors on our employees and students at the middle school.’'
Board members asked questions and the chair said the district will pursue appropriate steps with counsel; no final court filings were attached to the meeting record. The board did not vote on intervention at the meeting but said it intended to seek leave to intervene so the court is aware of the district’s concerns about odors that allegedly affect staff and students.
