Politics, money and sewage: Sniffing out the story in Carlton Landing
When I first heard that wastewater from the town of Carlton Landing had somehow gotten into Lake Eufaula, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
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Carlton Landing water board to consider hiring former DEQ attorney, accept loan from developer to pay fines
The agenda contained measures to accept a loan from the town’s developer, consider a special assessment to customer bills to pay for an attorney, and to hire former DEQ attorney Rob Singletary.
Construction projects halted as state DEQ issues second order against Carlton Landing’s water district
After revelations the town’s water district had pumped millions of gallons of water from its sewage lagoons onto U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land and into Lake Eufaula, records show progress on building projects the town requested on public land was ordered halted.
Oklahoma DEQ opens criminal inquiry after more water discharged from town’s sewer lagoons into Lake Eufaula
On Saturday, Carlton Landing’s water board met and passed a measure that would “not allow any further bypasses to occur” from the lagoon system, unless it was through the DEQ-authorized aeration system or by hauling the water out to an approved treatment facility.
Records: Town’s water district dumped millions of gallons of water from sewer lagoons into Lake Eufaula
Carlton Landing’s water district was fined and placed under a consent order by the Oklahoma DEQ after it failed to complete the requirements of a separate consent order, issued after repeated violations, an investigation by The Frontier found.
A look back at some of our favorite stories from the past year
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