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Environmental Case Resolutions  
  • Shamrock Point Homeowners Association, Inc (Resolved 9/20/2010)
    • Owner and operator of wastewater treatment facility failed to comply with permit and standard operating procedure requirements at wastewater treatment facility. Owner agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1,500 and upgrade the wastewater treatment facility so that it complies with the Missouri Clean Water Law and Regulations.
  • Oakhill Campgrounds (Resolved 9/16/10)
    • Owner failed to renew his Missouri State Operating Permit, failed to submit discharge monitoring reports, failed to pay annual operating fees and caused pollution to waters of the state. Owner agreed to pay $4,816.00 for unpaid operating fees, penalties and interest and a $7,000.00 civil penalty for violations of the Missouri Clean Water Law.
  • Bluff Point Homeowners Association, Inc. and Janet Fowler (Resolved 8/10/10)
    • Homeowner's association and individual failed to comply with permit and disinfection requirements at a wastewater treatment facility. HOA and individual agreed to pay a civil penalty of $2,000 and upgrade the wastewater treatment facility so that it complies with the Missouri Clean Water Law and Regulations.
  • Plattin Valley Sand and Gravel Companies (Resolved 7/20/2010)
    • Owners and subsequent purchasers of two sand and gravel mining companies agreed to bring their facilities into compliance with the land disturbance requirements of the Missouri Clean Water Law and the Missouri Land Reclamation Act, pay $8,000 in civil penalties and pay $2,505.60 in past due permit fees. The subsequent purchasers of the facilities will be reclaiming the land into wildlife habitat/wetland mitigation area.
  • Urbana Stockyard (Resolved 7/12/10)
    • Stockyard owner’s facility discharge stormwater runoff to waters of the state. Owner agreed to pay a $5,000.00 civil penalty for violations of the Missouri Clean Water Law.
  • Gary Prewitt and Byou Rental Properties, Inc. (Resolved 6/29/2010)
    • $25,000 Consent Judgment for violations at its Shady Gators wastewater treatment facility in Camden County. Court entered judgment on 6/29/10.
  • Trager Limestone, Inc. (Resolved 6/28/2010)
    • Owner of Daviess County limestone quarry agreed to bring its quarry into compliance with the Missouri Clean Water Law and pay a $40,000 civil penalty.
  • Gladlo (Resolved 6/23/10)
    • Phelps County, sewer company allowed numerous bypasses near Little Prairie Lake and was delinquent on permit fees. Public Service Commission also appointed receiver. Judge Storie signs default judgment against former owners of Gladlo with permanent injunction and $10,000.00 penalty. Receiver agrees to bring Gladlo into compliance and pay delinquent fees.
  • Stewart Mellon, LLC (Resolved 6/19/2010)
    • Owner and operator of wastewater treatment facility failed to comply with permit and chlorination requirements at wastewater treatment facility. Owner agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1,000 and upgrade the wastewater treatment facility so that it complies with the Missouri Clean Water Law and Regulations.
  • Randolph and Delana Taylor, Wright County (Resolved 6/11/10)
    • Dairy farm operation allowed animal waste to enter Beaver Creek. Default judgment with permanent injunction and $10,000.00 penalty.
  • Nelson Leonard (Resolved 6/9/10)
    • Cooper County, property owner with failing waste water treatment system on site. Agrees to install new WWTF and pay $3,000.00 penalty.
  • Shreeji Corporation and S8 of St. Robert, Inc. (Resolved 5/18/10)
    • Hotel owners in St. Roberts failed to pay annual operating permit fees and late penalties for five years for its wastewater treatment facility. Court ordered and owner agreed to pay outstanding fees and penalties of $3,535.00.
  • Lafarge, Inc. (6/17/10) 
    • Company with inactive underground mine caused pollution to Mill Creek and its tributary when its operation to fill mine caverns with coal fly ash slurry and cement by-product overflowed, causing product to run over ground and into the creek for almost two miles.  Company agreed to removal all product from the creek and pay penalties and natural resource damages of $140,000.  Company also agreed to obtain storm water permit and to revise protocols to present such events in the future. 
  • Uncle Sam’s Ice Cream & Deli (Resolved 6/14/2010)
    • Restaurant owner failed to comply with drinking water testing and monitoring requirements in violation of a previously executed consent judgment.  The owner agreed to pay a civil penalty of $6,752.23
  • Wagner's One Stop (Resolved 6/10/2010)
    • Convenience store owner failed to comply with drinking water testing and monitoring requirements in violation of a previously executed consent judgment. The owner agreed to pay a civil penalty of $2,500.
  • Harold Cresswell (Resolved 6/4/10)
    • Owner of two hotels discharged untreated or undertreated wastewater to state waters from the wastewater treatment facilities serving the hotel. The Court ordered the owner to bring the wastewater treatment facility into compliance with state law and pay a civil penalty of $71,494.
  • Tahoe—Ozark Land Investment, LLC (Resolved 6/2/2010)
    • Restaurant owner discharged water contaminants to state waters in violation of permitted effluent limits and operated a non—complaint wastewater treatment facility. Owner agreed to pay a civil penalty of $8000.
  • Shrimp Daddy's LLC (Resolved 5/26/2010)
    • Restaurant owner failed to comply with drinking water testing and monitoring requirements. The owner agreed to pay a civil penalty of $4,000.
  • Shady Gators (Resolved 5/18/2010)
    • Restaurant owner exceeded permitted effluent limits and failed to submit required monitoring reports on several occasions for non-compliant wastewater treatment facility. Owner agreed to pay a civil penalty of $25,000 and to bring wastewater treatment facility into compliance.
  • Victor Bagwell (Resolved 5/17/2010)
    • Owner of non-compliant, unpermitted wastewater slough agreed to properly close slough and connect homes to a compliant wastewater treatment system. The owner agreed to a $4,000 civil penalty.
  • Mathis Homes, Inc. and Arnold Cook Road (Resolved 5/14/10)
    • Developer conducted land disturbance activity, causing erosion and pollution to stream, in violation of its permit.  Landowner agreed to pay a civil penalty of $10,000, and Developer ordered to pay a civil penalty of $20,000. 
  • Eastland Hills, LLC (5/13/10)
    • Developer had numerous violations of stormwater permit associated with land disturbance activity and stormwater runoff, which caused pollution to Hominy Branch creek.  Developer and manager of development company assessed civil penalty of $55,000.
  • Kansas City (Resolved 5/7/2010)
    • City discharged untreated or undertreated wastewater to state waters from its publicly owned wastewater treatment and collection system. City agreed to upgrade systems and pay a civil penalty of $119,929.51.
  • Garth Coleman Builders, Inc. and Garth Coleman (Resolved 4/21/10)
    • Developer conducted land disturbance activity and failed to stabilize the site, causing pollution to state waters and other violations of the conditions of its land disturbance permit.  Developer assessed civil penalty of $35,000.
  • Extreme Adventures, L.L.C. (Resolved 4/2/10)
      Hotel owner failed to comply with drinking water testing and monitoring requirements.  The owner agreed to pay a civil penalty of $9,050.
  • Alpert Rampone (Resolved 3/16/2010)
    • Developer of subdivision ordered close non-compliant wastewater treatment lagoons after he installed them without obtaining the proper permits or engineering approval. Developer assessed a $1,000 civil penalty.
  • Jeff Bakkedahl (Resolved 3/8/2010)
    • Company driver caused a motor vehicle accident resulting in the discharge of water contaminants to state waters which caused a fish kill.  Company agreed to pay $3,246.32 in cost recovery and a $3,000.00 civil penalty.
  • Biermann and Turntine Properties, L.L.C. (Resolved 3/1/2010)
    • Developer discharged untreated or undertreated wastewater to state waters. Developer agreed to bring wastewater treatment facility into compliance with state law and pay a civil penalty of $5,000.
  • Branson Mountain Village, Inc. (Resolved 2/16/2010)
    • Development failed to timely permit wastewater treatment facility.   Violator agreed to pay $2,000 civil penalty.
  • Dan Walters Motocross (Resolved 1/25/2010)
    • Developer caused discharge of sediment and storm water contaminants into a nearby stream. The court assessed a penalty of $6,000.
  • Missouri Utilities Company (Resolved 12/17/2009)
    • Utility Company failed to pay delinquent permit and late penalty fees, submit required monitoring reports, and renew its operating permit. The court ordered the company to pay $11,120 in delinquent permit fees, interest and penalties and assessed $14,000 in civil penalties.
  • Boyd's EZ Mart (Resolved 12/15/2009)
    • Convenience store owner failed to comply with drinking water testing and monitoring requirements in violation of a previously executed settlement agreement. The owner agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1,500.
  • St. Charles County Piping (Resolved 12/7/2009)
    • Owner of now-closed landfill allowed landfill leachate contaminated with iron to discharge to waters of the State. The company was assessed a civil penalty of $8,000.
  • Dixie Country Acres (Resolved: 10/19/09)
    • The developer conducted land disturbance activity, causing erosion and stream damage in violation of its permit. The court assessed a penalty of $20,000.
  • Natural Biodiesel Plant, LLC (Resolved: 9/21/09)
    • Company land-applied glycerin on farm ground which entered state waters. The company was assessed a penalty of $81,835.31
  • Sun Valley Subdivision (Resolved: 8/28/09)
    • The subdivision had violations of both its water supply and sewer systems. The court ordered the developers to pay $11,000 in penalties and to fix both systems.
  • Branson West (Resolved: 8/11/09)
    • The City conducted land disturbance activity, causing erosion and stream damage in violation of its permit. The City was assessed a penalty of $8,000 and paid $10,000 toward a supplemental project to prevent contaminates from entering the James River.
  • Shilo Company Resolved (8/5/09)
    • The company's waste water discharge violated its permit. The company was assessed a $3,000 penalty.
  • Cross Roads Store (Resolved: 7/16/09)
    • The owner failed to properly test and report test results for drinking water. The owner was assessed a penalty of $12,250.
  • First Venture, LLC (Resolved: 7/7/09)
    • The developer conducted land disturbance activity, causing erosion and stream damage in violation of its permit. The developer was assessed a penalty of $25,000.
  • City of Arbyrd (Resolved: 6/25/09)
    • The City sewer system had a bypass. The City agreed to fix the bypass and pay penalties if it missed the deadline for completing the work.
  • Branson Hills Development Company, LLC (Resolved: 4/30/09)
    • The developer conducted land disturbance activity, causing erosion and stream damage in violation of its permit. The developer was assessed a penalty of $40,000.
  • Ft. Leonard Wood (Resolved: 4/27/09)
    • The United States Army agreed to $7.5 million in upgrades to Ft. Leonard Wood's sewage treatment plant.
  • City of Independence (Resolved 3/31/2009)
    • City discharged untreated or undertreated wastewater to state waters from its publicly owned wastewater treatment and collection system. City entered into consent decree and settlement agreement with the federal and state governments to upgrade the systems in order to bring them into compliance with the clean water law.
  • Atlasta Motel and Conoco (Resolved: 3/27/09)
    • The property had a waste treatment lagoon that failed to meet state standards. The owner was assessed a penalty of $1,400.
  • Carman Chemicals, Inc.(Resolved: 3/19/09)
    • Defendant's mishandling of chemicals resulted in discharges to waters of the state. Defendant was enjoined to comply with the law and assessed a $10,000 penalty.
  • Focal Dairy, LLC (Resolved: 3/13/09)
    • The dairy's lagoons overtopped, causing a fishkill. The dairy was assessed a penalty of $19,000 and paid $9,490.29 in investigative costs.
  • Donna's Ice House (Resolved: 3/13/09)
    • The owner failed to meet state standards and failed to submit water quality test results. She was assessed a penalty of $21,350.
  • Briarwood Estates (Resolved: 3/13/09)
    • The developer conducted land disturbance activity without a permit, causing erosion and stream damage. The developer was assessed a penalty of $35,000.
  • Osage Water Company (Resolved: 3/12/09)
    • The company had violations of both its water supply and sewer systems. The company was put under the control of a receiver and corrected the violations.
  • Stockton Hills Water Company (Resolved: 2/6/09)
    • The company failed to meet state drinking water standards. The company entered into an agreement to make upgrades to its public drinking water system and was assessed a $500.00 penalty.
  • Mount Vernon Wastewater Treatment Facility (Resolved: 2/3/09)
    • The City accidentally discharged 130,000 gallons of waste onto the ground and into a creek. The City was assessed a penalty of $3,500 and paid $1,205.41 in investigative costs.
  • Jefferson County Public Water Supply District #C-1 (Resolved: 2/3/09)
    • A release from the water supply district caused a fish kill. The district paid cost recovery of $3,827.70.
  • Miles Property Management, LLC (Resolved 2/2/2009)
    • Owner of non-compliant wastewater treatment facility entered into settlement agreement to close wastewater treatment facility and cease discharging water contaminants to state waters. 

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