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What's the new worry at river?
Citizens concerned about dark liquid from discharge pipe; Attorney demands answers from EPD
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A dark liquid surges from a King Finishing discharge pipe into the Ogeechee River over the weekend of June 18 and 19. - photo by Special
Environmentalists are still awaiting test results for sediment, fish tissue and residue samples from the Ogeechee River after an enormous fish kill in May, while attorneys who filed a class action suit last month are awaiting answers as well. Marietta attorney Edwin Hallman Jr. sent a letter earlier this month demanding answers from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division regarding the state agency’s response to the fish kill. In the letter, Hallman accuses textiles treatment plant King America Finishing of being responsible for the fish kill and claims the state was irresponsible in its delayed response to the situation.
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