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ALASKAN SUPERINTENDENT OF WASTEWATER UTILITY CHARGED WITH CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
Release Date: 12/29/2000
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, DEC. 29, 2000
ALASKAN SUPERINTENDENT OF WASTEWATER UTILITY
CHARGED WITH CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
CHARGED WITH CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS
On Dec. 12, Andrew Bronson, the Superintendent of Wastewater Utility Division in Juneau, Alaska, was indicted for allegedly tampering with effluent samples from the Mendenhall Wastewater Treatment Facility in 1998. As a result, inaccurate levels were allegedly reported on facility Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) that were submitted to EPA as required by the Clean Water Act. The facility had an extensive history of wastewater permit violations in 1997 and 1998. Tampering with DMRs can cause sewage treatment plants to discharge excessive levels of bacteria, pathogens and solids which can be harmful to fish and other aquatic life. If convicted, Bronson faces a maximum of up to two years imprisonment and/or a fine of not more than $10,000. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division and the FBI and is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska.
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