News Briefs: Operator Faces Decades in Jail for Illegal Discharges, False Reports

A man from Springfield, West Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury for permit violations and untreated sewage discharges from his wastewater treatment plant. The man, Timothy Peer, is the owner of Mountainaire Village Utility LLC, and according to a press release, he failed to maintain his treatment plant from 2014 to 2016. He’s accused of discharging untreated wastewater into the north branch of the Potomac River. Prosecutors claim he falsely reported the results of quarterly wastewater samples while continuing to charge his customers for services he wasn’t providing. In total, he faces more than 30 years in