A new investigation is focused on a Breckinridge County family who considers themselves “off-the-grid”.
The Breckinridge County Health Department is investigating after it received several complaints from neighbors about the Naugler family disposing human waste above-ground, which is against the law. Environmentalist Jeremy Hinton with the Department says the family was sent a letter earlier this month. They have been given 20 days to stop doing that. The deadline is next Sunday (5/22). If they don’t, the case could go to the County Attorney’s Office for possible criminal charges.
He says the family claims they have a self-composting toilet, but they don’t. Hinton says the EPA has been contacted and may test the water sources nearby. Joseph and Nicole Naugler made headlines last year, when Child Protective Services took their 10 children away. They were living in a 280 square-foot, makeshift shelter without electricity or running water. Joseph Naugler denies the latest accusations against him.
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