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A wastewater manager faces 3 years in prison for hiding 3 years of E. coli contamination from SC

States Newsroom · November 2, 2026

COLUMBIA — A South Carolina wastewater treatment plant manager pleaded guilty to federal Clean Water Act violations for concealing E. coli contamination. John Lorick, senior manager for the Saluda Commission of Public Works, entered a guilty plea in federal court Thursday. He faces a maximum penalty of three years in…

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A wastewater manager faces 3 years in prison for hiding 3 years of E. coli contamination from SC

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