Sen. Jack Hill wants a textiles industry to pay for testing, studies and publication of findings regarding the Ogeechee River into which the company dumps wastewater. King America Finishing Inc. was found last year to be in violation of several permits and has been accused of causing a major fish kill in May. The Environmental Protection Division released its findings after a lengthy investigation and issued a consent order against the company, demanding it pay $1 million to fund Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) as a penalty for permit and environmental violations.
Hill seeks more EPD oversight
Ogeechee discharge focus of request, consent order