Apr 28 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Michael Baker The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City



The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday ordered the operator of a fly ash disposal pit to stop discharging toxic waste into a local waterway near this eastern Oklahoma town.

The EPA issued the administrative order to Making Money Having Fun of Bokoshe, for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act.

Company owner Daryl Jackson said the company is working with all government agencies to make sure they are in compliance with environmental regulations.

A Feb. 22 inspection of the company's operations in Le Flore County found an unauthorized discharge of pollutants into a tributary of Doe Creek, according to the EPA.

 Samples of the waste stream were taken during the inspection and were found to be toxic and in violation of Oklahoma water quality standards.

The EPA ordered the company immediately eliminate the unauthorized discharge of toxic waste and provide a plan on how future waste streams will be managed.

Making Money Having Fun takes in fly ash, a by-product of coal combustion, from the AES Shady Point coal-fired power plant in eastern Oklahoma.

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