SPRINGFIELD — Anger, concern for the environment and frustration were evident Tuesday night as residents attended a hearing regarding the Ogeechee River and a proposed permit allowing an industry to continue discharging wastewater into the river. About 200 people attended the hearing held by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division at Effingham County High School. It wasn’t the first time for many; several people who spoke mentioned they had attended numerous EPD hearings regarding the Ogeechee River since a May 2011 fish kill left about 38,000 dead fish scattered along 70 miles of the river downstream of King America Finishing, a textiles plant in Dover, Screven County, that has been blamed for the fish kill and other river pollution issues.
Residents rail against King permit
Express concerns over textile plant discharge into Ogeechee River