Food truck operator caught on camera dumping in storm drain

A St. Louis-area food truck operator is under scrutiny after being caught on camera dumping a liquid into a storm drain in The Hill neighborhood. Video of the incident is in the social media spotlight and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) is calling what happened illegal dumping.

However, the food truck operator says he was only trying to deal with an emergency in his truck.

The video shows a food truck operator parked next to a storm drain on Sublette Wednesday afternoon. The man looks around and then pulls out a bucket and pours some kind of liquid down the drain.

The man then gets back into the truck and closes the door.

The video caught the attention of MSD.