YOUNGSTOWN The federal government has requested that a judge order the city of Youngstown to pay $739,500 in penalties for allegedly failing to comply with a court-ordered plan to reduce water pollution.

The request was filed in federal court in Youngstown by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the United States and the state of Ohio. The case, which dates back to 1998, involves a consent decree requiring the city to implement a Long-Term Control Plan (LTCP) to address sewage overflows.

According to the court document, the city stopped working on the project just three years after agreeing to it, then waited another three years to request modifications. The government's brief argues that Youngstown's delays on key projects, including the Mill Creek and Wastewater Treatment P

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