$137,500 – awarded to Loveland-based Little Miami Conservancy
By David Miller
Sims Township, Ohio – A Cincinnati business owner based in Sims Township, a suburb of Loveland, used four companies to illegally dump waste in three locations that may have polluted the Little Miami River. was ordered to pay civil penalties. Out of $550,000, Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Sept. 30 that he would clean up the mess. (read consent order)
A quarter of the fine, $137,500, will go to the Little Miami Conservancy, a Loveland-based environmental group. The order did not include pollution of Sims Township or Loveland’s Little Miami River. Illegal dumping occurred near Newtown and Terrace Park. The Little Miami River has been designated a state and national “Wild Scenic River.”
“We don’t just go with the flow when it comes to protecting our waterways,” Yost said. “Illegally dumped waste doesn’t just stay on land. It decomposes into toxins that end up in the water. It will hit his wallet hard.”
The civil penalties stem from a lawsuit filed by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in the Hamilton County Court of Appeals. The complaint alleges that Douglas Evans, through Evans Landscaping and three other businesses he owns, has solid waste on the Mount Carmel Road, Broadwell Road and Round Bottom Road properties. , alleging that it violated Ohio law regulating the disposal of construction and demolition debris.
The case was referred to the AGO by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Hamilton County Public Health District.
In multiple inspections over the years, health district officials found that some of the demolished buildings, garbage, and other solid waste had been dumped or buried at three locations.
As part of the consent order, in cooperation with the AGO and approved by the court, Evans agrees to clean up his property and correct any violations in accordance with a plan approved by the Ohio EPA and the Hamilton County Health District. Did.
- The Mount Carmel site will cover areas where construction and demolition debris is illegally dumped to prevent water from reaching the debris and leaching harmful chemicals.
- At the Broadwell site, illegally disposed waste is exhumed and removed under the supervision of the Ohio EPA and Health District.
- The Round Bottom site will conduct groundwater monitoring to ensure that waste from its property is not impacting groundwater quality or the Little Miami River. If so, Evans will make the necessary corrections.
If Evans fails to comply with the requirements of the order, he must be held immediately liable and pay additional penalties.
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History of LMC
The Little Miami Conservancy (LMC), formerly known as Little Miami, Inc. (LMI), was founded in 1967 as a 501c)3 non-profit organization to restore and protect the Little Miami National Wild & Scenic River. specializes in
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