News Briefs: Investigators Find Illegal Winery in Alabama WWTP

A wastewater treatment plant supervisor was arrested and suspended without pay after investigators discovered he’d been running an unlicensed winery out of the treatment facility in Rainsville, Alabama. The 62-year-old man was charged with unlawful possession of an illegally manufactured alcoholic beverage, according to news reports by USA Today and The New York Times.An anonymous tip had been given to the authorities about the illegal operation. After agents and investigators arrived at the treatment plant, Mayor Roger Lingerfelt was contacted and advised of the complaint. Lingerfelt then arrived on scene to allow agents and investigators to proceed in a search of