I won’t be able to write anything about this without ranting about DHEC’s deficiency, so I’ll just link to the story. I just hope these landowners in Myrtle Beach win a countersuit and run these goons out of town. Scroll down and read my post from Monday for background.
S.C. officials told AVX Corp. as long as eight years ago to test for groundwater contamination at property adjacent to the manufacturer’s headquarters, but the state backed off after AVX said all contamination from its use of a toxic chemical had been contained on the company’s land.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control now knows that wasn’t the case, and agency representatives say they should have been more insistent on testing rather than being swayed by the electronics manufacturer.
“It would have been nice if AVX had put in the off-site wells when they were requested,” Carol Minsk, a DHEC geologist, told Myrtle Beach City Council on Tuesday.
What would really be nice is if the Department of Health and Environmental Control ever decided to put public health and environmental control ahead of corporate interests.
