Another day, another under-the-table septic pumping operation. A man from Tahlequah, Oklahoma, is accused of five misdemeanor counts of pumping septic tanks without a license, along with felony counts of engaging in a pattern of criminal offenses and engaging in transactions involving unlawful proceeds.
The charges came after an investigation by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality’s Criminal Investigation Unit discovered the man, Mainlan Sellers, had operated for months without a license despite a number of verbal and written warnings.
Sellers could spend two years in prison for the felony charges and faces tens of thousands of dollars in fines. He
Weekly Flush: Illegal Pumper Ignores Warnings, Now Faces Two Years in Prison
Also in this week's septic-related news, a couple in Ontario fights to save their septic system after a town crew pumps floodwater onto their property; and an update about the woman whose septic tank was found below the dining room floor















