WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — This week, Wilson County leaders discussed potential fixes to a failing sewer system that’s left several neighbors unhappy.

Neighbors said the county's failing sewer system is polluting Old Hickory Lake.

The Wilson County Steering Committee held a meeting on solutions to the malfunctioning water system this week.

According to a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center, the failing system is polluting Old Hickory Lake and people's yards. The lawsuit was filed Monday against the Water and Wastewater Authority of Wilson County and Adenus Operations, which owns and operates the facility, claims they’re violating the federal Clean Water Act.

Many neighbors, like Pam King, said the problem has affected them financially, and they’re worried it might

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