Nashville Waste Pre-Treatment Facility (former managers)

Both individuals pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. Sentencing dates and specific penalty amounts have not yet been announced. The case is being handled by the Middle District of Tennessee.

A former plant manager and a supervisor of a Nashville, Tennessee waste pre-treatment facility pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee to conspiring to bypass waste pretreatment systems and discharge untreated waste into the Nashville sewer system. They also tampered with a monitoring device at the facility.

The defendants conspired to bypass waste pretreatment systems and discharge waste directly into the Nashville sewer system without proper treatment. Additionally, they tampered with a monitoring device to conceal the illegal discharges. The violations relate to the Clean Water Act and involve deliberate circumvention of environmental controls designed to protect public water systems.