AKRON, Ohio -- The owners of an Ohio apartment complex have been fined more than $3 million for sewage and drinking water violations. Joel Helms and his father, James Helms, both of Green, were fined $3.1 million for violating a consent order on sewage violations and $825,000 for drinking water problems.
A Summit County judge ordered the apartment complex connected to the county's sewage system within the next 30 days. If they comply, the Helms would be reimbursed for the fines. The ruling is part of a long legal fight over water quality at the complex. The Environmental Protection Agency has ruled the drinking water was contaminated with bacteria. The EPA has also said the owners neglected to test the drinking water, treat it with chlorine or notify tenants of the problems.
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