Opponents Urge EPA to Uphold Objection to Asheboro Permit
Those who spoke at the Environmental Protection Agency's hearing on Asheboro's wastewater permit urged the EPA to uphold its objection to the city's proposed permit.
The proposed permit has no effluent discharge limit for 1,4-dioxane into the drinking water supply of hundreds of thousands downstream, prompting concern from North Carolinians.
- Speakers from cities, towns, and communities throughout the Cape Fear River Basin attended the hearing.
- They urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to uphold its objection to the municipal wastewater treatment plant’s proposed permit.
The agency was asked to force the state to reissue a permit that will limit discharges of the likely human carcinogen into surface waters.
The surface waters flow into tributaries of the Haw and Deep rivers, which converge to form the Cape Fear River.
Author's summary: EPA faces opposition to Asheboro permit.