An operator of the Wamego Wastewater Treatment Facility was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of violating the Clean Water Act, said U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister. According to the office of the United States Attorney Stephen McCallister, David Schleif, 47, of Belvue, was charged with discharging untreated and inadequately treated sewage from the Wamego Wastewater Treatment Facility into the Kansas River. The crime is alleged to have occurred between May 2017 and August 2019. Schleif was also charged with 19 counts of including falsified data in discharge monitoring reports.
Source: KSNT News
