Published: August 21, 2018

A LOCAL CLEAN WATER ADVOCACY GROUP PLANS TO SUE THE CITY OF PULASKI FOR ILLEGAL SEWAGE VIOLATIONS.  ACCORDING TO MEDIA SOURCES, THE GROUP WHICH GOES BY THE NAME TENNESSEE RIVERKEEPER, CLAIMS THAT PULASKI WASTEWATER TREATMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SPILLING MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF RAW SEWAGE INTO RICHLAND CREEK WHICH DRAINS INTO THE ELK RIVER.  THE GROUP SENT A LETTER OF INTENT TO SUE TO MAY OUTLINING 122 CLEAN ACT VIOLATIONS AND STATED THEY WOULD FILE A LAWSUIT IF THE CITY DIDN'T CLEAN THE SEWAGE IN SIXTY DAYS.  THE GROUP ADVISED THE SEWAGE WASN'T CLEANED AND NOW HAVE PLANS TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THEIR PROMISE.  THE MAJORITY OF THE 31 MILLION GALLONS SPILLED OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2018, THE CITY CLAIMS IT WAS DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.