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BRYAN COUNTY, canada goose jacket outlet GA (WTOC) A Georgia Environmental Protection Division investigation report revealed Bryan County contractors canada goose outlet uk illegally dumped sewage debris on the ground just about 100 canada goose outlet nyc feet away from a canada goose black friday sale drinking water well for the Waterways community.
This Georgia EPD report said the state launched its investigation back in February after a nearby resident complained of the sewage items found in dirt pits.
From talking to other nearby neighbors, it seems cheap Canada Goose everyone is concerned. One neighbor, who wished to be anonymous, says the county dumping sewage debris into a pit is unbelievable.
“As a resident, them dumping the contents of what they pumped out of their sewage pumped out canada goose outlet parka and put on top of the ground, it’s disgusting,” he said.
At sewage Canada Goose canada goose outlet sale water treatment plants around Georgia, it is common practice to regularly clean out debris that gets flushed down the toilet that shouldn’t. If workers didn’t, sewage would back up. However, this recent EPD report said a Bryan County contractor discarded this clogged debris the wrong way. David Lyle, Georgia EPD Program Director for the Coastal District, said in his 25 years, he hasn’t seen many cases like this one.
“Something exactly like this is pretty rare where they are intentionally placing sewage or things that came into contact with sewage in a cheap canada goose pit away from the canada goose outlet toronto factory controlled area of the treatment plant,” Lyle said.
EPD investigators said this happened on a spray field facility where they treat the sewage before spraying back on county land.
“Seepage into the ground and our water system, not to mention where canadian goose jacket it was dumped,” one neighbor said. “It’s probably less than 100 feet from the well that feeds all of Waterways.”
Bryan canada goose outlet reviews County says it didn’t know workers were doing anything wrong. The county sent this full statement canada goose outlet shop to WTOC.
“In early February, the EPD received a complaint from a Bryan County resident who spotted sewage system debris that had been removed from a lift station upstream from the county sewage plant’s filtration system. It was being temporarily stored during a dry out phase designed to evaporate all water from the matter so it can be properly disposed of in a certified landfill.
Bryan County
The county said they were told by EPD this practice was allowed in 2016, but they were unable to provide documentation proving that. According to a 2016 EPD report, Bryan County was instead cited for a similar issue at the same location.
“I think there must have been a misunderstanding,” canada goose outlet online Lyle said. “Our records indicate that it was a temporary situation and it was re mediated and at that time cleaned up and we thought it was a one time thing and it was over.”
EPD’s investigation over the last few weeks called for extensive water testing at the Bryan County site. All water testing came back clean. In addition, the county Canada Goose Parka removed the debris and a canada goose outlet few inches of contaminated soil and hauled it https://www.fabulalitera.de away. WTOC reached out to the Ogeechee Riverkeeper, which monitors water quality in the region. They sent this full statement to WTOC. This is an example canada goose outlet jackets as why the public is our greatest resource in enforcing environmental laws and regulation. We thank canada goose these citizens for their contribution to the protection of water resources in our basin and encourage others to follow their example.”
The Ogeechee Riverkeeper
Neighbors hope the pit stays cleaned out.
“We hope it doesn’t happen again. Now that there are riverkeepers and so forth and they are alerted and people are on to it, maybe they won’t do it again and that’s what we’re hoping,” the neighbor said.
The complaint officially closed on Monday, March 25, 2019. EPD says this violation usually brings consequences like big pocket fines, but this offense was on a much smaller scale. Instead, EPD just asked the county to pay for the extensive water testing.