By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Hill seeks more EPD oversight
Ogeechee discharge focus of request, consent order
Ogeechee file Web
In this Herald file photo from July 2011, Ogeechee Riverkeeper Dianna Wedincamp investigates discharge from King America Finishing plant pipe on the Ogeechee River.
Sen. Jack Hill wants a textiles industry to pay for testing, studies and publication of findings regarding the Ogeechee River into which the company dumps wastewater. King America Finishing Inc. was found last year to be in violation of several permits and has been accused of causing a major fish kill in May. The Environmental Protection Division released its findings after a lengthy investigation and issued a consent order against the company, demanding it pay $1 million to fund Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) as a penalty for permit and environmental violations.
Sign up for the Herald's free e-newsletter