County counselor preparing nuisance enforcement steps after septic failure reported near Hoyt
Jun 29, 2026
County Counselor Todd Luckman told the Board he has been in contact with NEKES regarding a property near Hoyt where a septic tank has failed and waste is discharging to ground; he is preparing documents to pursue nuisance violation steps and Chairman Mark Pruett offered to contact NEKES.
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County Counselor Todd Luckman briefed the Board on a property on Indian Valley Lane near Hoyt with a failed septic tank that is discharging waste to the ground. Luckman said he is preparing documents to begin nuisance-violation steps. Chairman Mark Pruett said he believed Northeast Kansas Environmental Services (NEKES) could invoke emergency sanitary orders under the county sanitary codes and offered to contact NEKES to discuss next steps.
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