NASHVILLE, Tenn.  — According to documents from the Environmental Protection Agency, Dresden Tn state lawmaker is facing up to $177,500 in fines from the EPA for discharging waste from his northwestern Tennessee hog farm without a permit.

The EPA has filed a complaint against state Rep. Andy Holt, a Dresden Republican and vice chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. According to the filing, on three separate occasions around Feb. 24 and 25, 2011 and Aug. 6, 2013 Holt’s farm discharged a total of more than 860,000 gallons from lagoons on the farm raising nearly 1,500 swine without proper authorization.

Holt, who has been a vocal critic of the EPA, said he “loves a good fight,” but that he has also been in discussions about a settlement. He said he self-reported the discharges to the state after heavy rainfall had caused the lagoons to overflow.