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PA OHIO MAN CHARGED PLEADS GUILTY TO CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONSFOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1998 OHIO MAN CHARGED PLEADS GUILTY TO CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS William B. Rhoad of Zanesville, Ohio, pleaded guilty on Sept. 10, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in Columbus to 35 counts of violating the Clean Water Act. Between May 1993 and November 1996, Rhoad was project engineer for the TCW company of New Lexington, Ohio. TCW had a contract with Muskingum County, Ohio, to manage six wastewater treatment plants. Rhoad admitted that he under reported or failed to report the correct levels of ammonia, fecal coliform bacteria and other pollutants discharged from the six plants over a three and one-half year period. Contact with waters that have high levels of fecal coliform bacteria can cause a variety of infectious diseases in people. Waters with high levels of ammonia are also harmful to fish and other aquatic life. When sentenced, Rhoad faces a maximum sentence of up to two years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine on each count. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division, the FBI, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Special Investigations Unit and the Ohio Attorney General Bureau of Criminal Investigations. R-129 ### Release date:09/25/98 Receive our News Releases Automatically by Email
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