TOPEKA — A Minneapolis, Kan., business owner has been indicted for several counts of violating the federal Clean Water Act. Kevin Cline, owner of C&R Plating, Minneapolis, is charged with 20 counts of violating the Clean Water Act, one count of making false statements to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, one count of failing to notify KDHE of changes to the company’s wastewater pretreatment equipment, one count of failing to report a bypass of pretreatment equipment, and one count of illegally introducing pollutants into a sewer system, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. The indictment charges that pollutants from the metal finishing business were introduced into the city’s sewer system.
Tuesday, April 15, 4 p.m.
