Attorney General Chris Koster sues businesses over Lake of Ozarks wastewater

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed two lawsuits accusing businesses of allowing sewage to be dumped into the Lake of the Ozarks.

One lawsuit alleges that Sunset Palms and Royale Palms condominiums discharged polluted wastewater into the sprawling mid-Missouri lake. The other accuses Shady Gators restaurant and bar of discharging partially treated wastewater and not filing reports with the Department of Natural Resources.

Shady Gators owner Gary Prewitt said Monday he was unaware of the lawsuit but denied discharging sewage into the lake. Prewitt says the reports weren't filed because a former business partner didn't give him state notices. He says when he learned of problems, they were fixed.

Condo developer Mark Kelly did not immediately return a call seeking comment Monday.

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