Ogeechee River landings are once again closed in Bulloch and Effingham counties after reports of dead fish, skin rashes and odd water colors Wednesday. Ogeechee Riverkeeper Dianna Wedincamp notified the Georgia Environmental Protection Division on Thursday after receiving complaints from four citizens about “pinkish red coloring” in wastewater discharge from King America Finishing, a textiles plant in Dover that many suspect is responsible for fish kills in May 2011 and May 2012. She said two citizens complained of skin rashes after swimming downriver from the plant Wednesday, and fish, including a three-foot-long catfish, were found dead in the river in Effingham County.
What's the pink stuff?
Swim, fishing advisories issued at Ogeechee River; colored discharge reported