Editor's note — This story has been updated to add more context to the reporting.
KIDDER TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For the past few months, raw sewage has been leaking into a lagoon which flows into Lake Harmony and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says it came from a pump station at a popular resort in the Poconos.
"Every flush, every shower just overflows and fills it into the back of the building," homeowner Victoria Mann claims.
An unknown amount of raw sewage is leaking into a lagoon that connects to Lake Harmony in the Poconos, according to a DEP notice of violation sent to the resort on June 16.
In the notice obtained by 28/22 News, the DEP issued a violation to Split Rock Resort for pollution and unpermitted discharge of sewage into a lagoon at three pump stations around the resort back in May.
The leak violates section 201 of Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law, which states, "No person or municipality shall place or permit to be placed, or discharge or permit to flow, or continue to discharge or permit to flow, into any of the waters of the commonwealth any sewage, except as hereinafter provided in this act."
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Victoria Mann is a homeowner in the area and is deeply concerned.
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"Even though I don't physically live in the Split Rock community, their wildlife is our wildlife. Their ground is our ground. Water, the sewage could possibly be going into aquifer, could be getting into a stream, could be being sent anywhere. It just doesn't seem fair to have it happen to our beautiful community that we all love here," said Mann.
Mann says she just wants the pumps fixed, and if they aren't fixed, the building should be shut down until they are.
"There was an excessive amount of raw sewage that was pouring into the area behind the pump. We just want to have some kind of future moving forward and some security from Split Rock, knowing that this will not continue to happen," said Mann.
In a letter to DEP and the Kidder Township Supervisors on July 10, Split Rock Resort said the situation has been "completely rectified".
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28/22 News reached out to DEP for more information and were told of another overflow which DEP says Split Rock reported on July 30. DEP provided the following statement.
"DEP is aware there was an overflow from a pump station to the lagoon. We are not aware of any recreation uses of the lagoon. Split Rock reported an overflow on July 30, 2025. DEP has followed up seeking additional information and a timeline for repair. A Compliance and Maintenance Plan is forthcoming."
DEP is continuing to work with the resort regarding this matter.
28/22 News has reached out to Split Rock multiple times and is awaiting their response.
