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Citizens unhappy with $1M fine
Many want further action against King America
Ogeechee meeting Web
Attorney Don Stack, left, representing the Ogeechee Riverkeeper in its Clean Water Act litigation, discusses the status of the proceeding with longtime Ogeechee River resident William Joseph Hunter. - photo by PATRICK DONAHUE/Effingham Herald
A $1 million judgment against a textiles company blamed for illegal dumping into the Ogeechee River is not enough, said Ogeechee Riverkeeper Dianna Wedincamp. She met with about 300 citizens Sunday at Dasher’s Landing in Blitchton, where many people spoke out in objection to the Environmental Protection Division’s consent order that demands King America Finishing spend $1 million in environmental improvements to the Ogeechee. The judgment came after the EPD found the plant in violation of permits.
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