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Resident urges county to reopen Chemours mine permit and address Alligator Creek discharge
Summary
A Bradford County resident urged commissioners to require an updated operational plan from Chemours for the Trail Ridge South mine and warned of radium in a diverted discharge to Alligator Creek; he also raised concerns about blocked waterways increasing flood risk during storms.
Paul Steele, a resident speaking during public comments at the Bradford County Board of County Commissioners meeting Aug. 5, 2025, urged the board to require an updated operational plan from Chemours for its Trail Ridge South mine and asked the county to investigate wastewater discharges into Alligator Creek.
Steele said the county-approved operational plan was drafted in 2019 and “there's been many changes in that operation since then,” including, he said, “some unpermitted discharges of wastewater” and movement of a discharge point so part of the mine’s wastewater…
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