A federal grand jury indicted Brevard Department of Public Works Director David Lutz over allegations he had employees dig up dirt from the city’s firing range that contained lead. | Wikimedia Commons
A federal grand jury indicted Brevard Department of Public Works Director David Lutz over allegations he had employees dig up dirt from the city’s firing range that contained lead. | Wikimedia Commons
A federal grand jury in Charlotte recently indicted David Lutz, the director of Public Works (DPW) for the City of Brevard, on charges related to the handling, transportation and storage of hazardous waste.
Lutz allegedly violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act when he had DPW employees move soil from the backstop at the city’s firing range without either the prescribed procedures or equipment required when dealing with lead contamination, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina said in a Spet. 17 release.
Additionally, authorities alleged that Lutz had those employees then transport the lead-contaminated dirt in city vehicles without following procedures for transporting hazardous waste and then had them take the soil to the DPW Operations Center, where it was stored, authorities said in the release.
In total, Lutz faces up to 12 years in prison and $150,000 in fines if convicted, authorities said in the release.
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