Columbia facing EPA fine on sewer system; utility customers upset by rate hikes - Local / Metro - TheState.com

 By CLIF LeBLANC - cleblanc@thestate.com

 Still, despite ongoing improvements to the sewer system – costing hundreds of millions of dollars – negotiations with the EPA have led the federal agency to proposed civil fines of between $1 million and $1.5 million, three sources told The State. They said they could not speak publicly because of a confidentiality agreement with the EPA.

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