3/11/13 - A brief submitted in Livingston County Circuit Court by Green Oak Township makes accusations supporting its motion to cut-off a sewer service to a local drink-maker. The township and Liquid Manufacturing have been waging a legal battle over the companyâs wastewater discharge for years. The company, which manufactures beverages, produces more than half of the wastewater that enters the Green Oak wastewater treatment system. According to the township, the discharge has higher levels of sodium and other contaminants than the system can handle under Michigan Department of Environmental Quality guidelines. The township has filed a motion to have the court call for Liquid Manufacturing to show why the township should not immediately end its sewer service. The brief submitted by the township accuses the company of failing to monitor and report its wastewater discharge, correct fire and building code violations, or file acceptable plans for a pretreatment facility. Plans for a pretreatment facility were submitted, but the township says they were deficient and could not be approved. The brief further alleges that Liquid Manufacturing has received an enforcement notice from the state Department of Environmental Quality for violations. The townshipâs motion will likely be discussed at a miscellaneous hearing scheduled for April 11th. (JK)
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