Split Rock Resort says it has corrected one of the sewage discharge violations cited by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in June and continues working to address another.

In a July 14 letter, resort management wrote, “Please know that on July 9, the violation of unpermitted sewerage at the Willow Brook area has been completely rectified. Work is still in progress on the Lagoon.”

DEP issued a Notice of Violation to the resort on June 16 following complaints and on-site inspections. The letter stated that on May 27, the department “received a complaint that sewage has been leaking into the lagoon, which flows into Lake Harmony, through a known source (pump station), owned by Split Rock Resort.”

According to DEP, on May 30, a department representative met with the resort’s manager to discuss “the unpermitted discharge.”

“The manager confirmed that an unknown volume of raw sewage overflowed said pump station on May 25 and subsequently flowed into the lagoon,” Scott Confer, water quality specialist, said. “The unpermitted discharge was attributed to a float being stuck. The manager of Split Rock Resort hired a service provider to assess the issue and make any necessary repairs.”

During its May 30 investigation, DEP said it “discovered evidence of overflows that occurred at two additional pump stations owned by the Split Rock Resort located on Willowbrook Road.”

“The unpermitted discharge of sewage to the waters of the Commonwealth is a violation of Sections 201 and 202 of the Clean Streams Law of Pennsylvania … and, therefore, subjects Split Rock Resort to appropriate enforcement action including, but not limited to, civil penalty assessment,” Confer wrote.

The department instructed the resort to respond in writing within 15 days of receiving the notice. The response was required to “indicate the cause of the unpermitted discharges and the steps that will be taken to eliminate such violations in the future.”

DEP also requested that the resort “identify the Water Quality Management Permit Numbers for each affected pump station found to be overflowing” and “submit a maintenance plan and schedule to address the issues noted above and any other deficiencies found as a result of the assessment, to the Department within 60 days of receipt of the Notice.”