Canyon Cliffs Developer Has Previously Been Fined For Sewage Violations

Posted by Jeff Pruitt - 6/12/08 @ 4:07 pm - Filed Under Local Politics

In January 2004 the Indiana Department of Environmental Management came to an agreement with Oakmont Development, LLC and that agreement included a fine for illegal sewage discharges into state waters. From the IDEM order:

Pursuant to 327 IAC 5-2-2, any discharge of pollutants into water of the state as a point source discharge, except for exclusions made in 327 IAC 5-2-4, is prohibited unless in conformity with a valid NPDES permit obtained prior to discharge.

On or before November 17, 1999, the WWTP commenced operation to serve the Site. According to IDEM’s records, the WWTP has continuously discharged from its WWTP for at least 28 months without a valid permit to a field tile through Hilkey Ditch to the St. Joseph River, waters of the state. The Respondent failed to obtain a valid NPDES permit for this wastewater discharge until March 12, 2002, in violation of 327 IAC 5-2-2.

The Respondent is assessed a civil penalty of Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000).