A former Dolton, Illinois, water operator has been charged with falsifying drinking water sample paperwork. According to a report in the Chicago Sun Times, Philip Kraus, 63, faces five charges of submitting false statements to the Illinois EPA and one count of engaging in a multi-year scheme to submit false statements.The City of Dolton, which purchases water from Chicago, is required to collect 25 to 30 samples each month from its water system to test for coliform bacteria. According to prosecutors, Kraus routinely collected water samples from only a handful of locations and then stated the samples were taken from locations
