The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued an order proposing to revoke a wastewater treatment facility operator's KDHE-certification. As operator, he has primary responsibility for daily operation, record keeping, and reporting. KDHE staff inspected the county wastewater treatment plant on October 3, 1996. Staff found that records pertaining to hauling of sludge from the plant were falsified.
State law authorizes the department to revoke the certificate of an operator for falsifying records.
The order is subject to appeal to the Secretary of Health and Environment James J. O'Connell.