SUIT FILED BY AG IN CAMDEN COUNTY

MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL, CHRIS KOSTER, HAS FILED SUIT IN CAMDEN COUNTY AGAINST ROBERT AND BRENDA WATKINS OF OSAGE BEACH. THE ALLEGATIONS STEM FROM AN INSPECTION DONE BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, WHICH FOUND FOUR VIOLATIONS OF MISSOURI’S CLEAN WATER LAW. THE WATKINS OWN AND OPERATE A WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY THAT SERVES EMERALD COURT DUPLEXES. THE VIOLATIONS INCLUDE FAILURE TO RENEW THE TREATMENT FACILITY OPERATING PERMIT; FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH EFFLUENT LIMITS; FAILURE TO KEEP THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY FILTER FREE OF VEGETATION; AND FAILURE TO INSTALL AND USE A FLOW MEASUREMENT MECHANISM.