- Richard Durham, President of Carolina Water service (CWS), confirmed today that the company agreed on Friday, to a Consent Order and a $12,000 fine issued by the Department of Environmental Control (DHEC) related to an event on April 6th which resulted in a limited spill which was quickly contained entirely within the company’s Friarsgate facility.
- Further, this spill was the direct result of a five-inch (5”) rain storm that led to considerable flooding throughout the Midlands that affected many of the area’s other utilities.
- Most importantly, the spill did not impact the river in any way based on DHEC’s assessment, a very important fact that was erroneously reported and suggested by third parties.
- Also counter to reports and statements made in the press in April, CWS did in fact immediately notify officials, who were called to the site.
- As stated in the Order, the fine is primarily the result of a clerical error. The required paperwork on the matter was not submitted in a timely matter. Steps to improve that process have been already been addressed and implemented."
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