| DEP
says 'Pine Forest Camp is okay'
By KRISTA GROMALSKI
GREELEY - The
test results on samples taken by the Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) on treated waste from Pine Forest Camps' sewerage
plant are in and the chemical and nutrient levels "look good," according
to Mark Carmon, communications coordinator of the DEP.
"The camp is
well within its permit levels," Carmon said.
The only glitch
at the treatment facility was a malfunctioning chlorinator connection,
according to Leonard Nawrocki of the DEP who performed the August
1 site inspection. Nawrocki said while he was on the premises Pine
Forest was in the process of running electricity to a new aerator
that would correct the problem.
Nawrocki visited
the camp following questions from a Greeley resident to the Pike
County Conservation District. The resident was concerned about the
large amount of aquatic vegetation on Lake Greeley.
Pine Forest
has a permit from the DEP allowing its treatment facility to drain
into the Greeley Watershed.
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