SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — The City of Spring Hill has to figure out how to fix a growing sewage problem.

Spring Hill's sewer treatment plant is near capacity. At Monday night's meeting, city leaders said they're facing new pressure from the state to find a solution.

Spring Hill's Board of Mayor and Aldermen discussed the next steps for the moratorium. The proposed ordinance would prevent new sewer connections and also require new developments to implement alternative sewer treatments.

The city's sewer treatment plant is near capacity, and if it reaches capacity, the plant will lose the ability to function at certain levels, which can cause severe environmental impact.

Spring Hill Attorney Patrick Carter said the city has even received litigation threats from environmental groups about the problem, and they're threatening to sue. Right now, an environmental lawyer is representing the city as officials work to navigate the issue.

"That's going to look like a fine, frankly," Carter said. "It's going to look like a sewer connection moratorium as well as other actions the city must take to remedy our problem with our treatment of wastewater."

The city is now working on a consent order with the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, which is a legal record of an agreement. The agreement could be adopted by the first week of August.

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