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Residents press council for more oversight, cite risks to Teays Aquifer from proposed SK Hynix factory
Summary
At the March 2 West Lafayette City Council meeting, more than a dozen residents and experts urged the council to demand fuller disclosures and stronger safeguards related to SK Hynix’s proposed semiconductor factory, citing concerns about water withdrawals, PFAS and wetlands. No formal action was taken at this meeting.
Residents and experts used the public-comment period at the March 2 West Lafayette City Council meeting to urge elected officials to demand more information and stronger protections related to a proposed SK Hynix semiconductor factory and its potential impact on the Teays Aquifer.
The concerns centered on water use, chemical discharges and wetland loss. “There will be a daily extraction of 4,000,000 gallons of water,” said Sarah Rue, a resident who urged the council to require a closed-loop water system and additional environmental safeguards. Several speakers repeated that figure…
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