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Monday, August 19, 2019

Queen Anne’s County Man Pleads Guilty to Improper Disposal of Raw Sewage, Required to Pay Fine to Maryland Clean Water Fund

BALTIMORE, MD (August 19, 2019) – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today announced that David C. Clazey, of Ocean City, pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County to the Illegal Discharge of a Pollutant to Waters of the State.

Clazey previously operated a business, Safe Harbor Sanitation, which provided sewage pump out services to marinas on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. On October 26, 2018, a citizen observed Clazey discharging the contents of his pump truck into a storm drain behind the businesses at 200 Kent Landing in Stevensville. After Clazey left, the citizen called the police. Clazey ultimately admitted to discharging raw sewage into the storm drain. Investigation revealed that Clazey no longer held a septage hauler’s license in Queen Anne’s County, or any surrounding county, therefore, he was unable to properly dispose of sewage at the various county-owned waste water treatment plants. Clazey has since closed his sewage business.

The Honorable Judge J. Frederick Price ordered three years of probation before judgment for Clazey and imposed a fine of $10,000, suspending all but $2,000 paid to the Maryland Clean Water Fund.

“Mr. Clazey’s illegal dumping created an environmental hazard,” said Attorney General Frosh. “His illegal activity was a threat to the Chesapeake Bay and the health of the community. We are grateful to all citizens who take the initiative to report environmental violations.”

The Attorney General thanks Environmental Crimes Unit Investigator Bill Schmidt for his assistance in this case.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

A fine and walk away. WOW. Get caught with a pot Roach they will send you away for 5 years.

Anonymous said...

Inadequate sentencing!

Anonymous said...

Nope, anything under 10 grams is just a ticket nowadays Gramps.

Anonymous said...

HAHAHA. Gramps. You'll be there one day Sonny. Lol

David L. Humphreys said...

Bill with MDE.He came after me in 2015 him and his buddy Brian Littlefield. They hated me because I started the concret recycling and made it work and they cant get their heads out of their asses. They gave me a $350.000.00 fine an 14 years in prison. Judge Jackson an a jury didnt see it their way. O letts not forget The great Michell Barns their great lawer. see got fired they should should have been fired. YOU WILL LOVE THIS A YOUNG MAN I TOOK UNDER WING William Collie Evans jr. Billy He is DEAD because off them, they turned him upside down, I hope they go to hell PEACES OF SHIT YOU CAUSE MY BOY TO KILL HIS SELF F--KEN ASS HOLES O LETTS NOT FORGET CLARK MEDOWS JACK LENNIOX J PHILLP WRIGHT here is were this County gets its bad additute control freaks. as far as the guy dumping shit in the storm drain he should have got a year and a twenty thousand fine This County an State makes me sick.

DAVID L Humphreys said...

Bill Schmidt he worked at the M D E For thirty years was in charge of over seeing the stacking of garbage in the Countys Dumps Him and Brian Littlefield. MDE When he retired He was able to get a job at the Environmental Crimes Unit. So hang out at the dump you can get a job with the Attorney Generals office They have put this County so far behind. Get out their and get those working people. REAL PEACES OF SHIT.

Anonymous said...

Well stated David, thank you, you're a good man

Anonymous said...

David, you are passionate. Unintelligible, but passionate.