Environmental watchdog group Chattahoochee Riverkeeper has sued Phenix City general contractor and developer Steve Corbett Construction (SCorUSA) for violating the Clean Water Act while constructing its multifamily unit, Aspire at Old Guard, off Veterans Parkway in north Columbus.
The lawsuit was filed May 22 in the U.S. District Court in Columbus. This comes after a 60-day notice of intent to sue was filed March 18.
SCorUSA is being charged $68,445 per day per violation for years of noncompliance with the Clean Water Act at its construction site on 2010 Old Guard Road. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK) obtained documents from the Columbus Inspection and Code enforcement through a Georgia Open Records Request. The documents show multiple days where the construction site was in “deplorable” condition, according to Jason Ulseth, executive director of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper…