David Lutz, the Director of Public Works for the City of Brevard, was indicted by a federal grand jury over allegations he had employees dig up dirt from the city’s firing range that contained lead. | Wikimedia Commons
David Lutz, the Director of Public Works for the City of Brevard, was indicted by a federal grand jury over allegations he had employees dig up dirt from the city’s firing range that contained lead. | Wikimedia Commons
The City of Brevard's Public Works director, David Lutz, was indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in the alleged collection, transport and improper disposal of hazardous waste in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
The indictment tracks back to an incident involving the city's firing range and lead from bullets that would be contained in the soil comprising the firing range backstop, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina said in a Sept. 17 release about the indictment. The alleged incident took place in 2016.
Lutz is alleged to have directed Public Works employees to go to dig up the soil from the firing range backstop without proper protective equipment, the Attorney's Office said in the release. The employees were then to transport the contaminated soil to the Public Works Operations Center without a proper manifest, and finally to store the contaminated soil in a location not approved for that purpose.
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