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Consultant says DEP draft permit includes daily discharge cap; county alerted to recent 115,000-gallon spill
Summary
Consultant Chad Copton told commissioners the DEP draft permit for the mill now contains a 12-million-gallon daily discharge cap and that DEP engaged two external experts. Copton also reported a Feb. 24 industrial spill of about 115,000 gallons into the river; DEP has proposed a consent-order fine of roughly $13,000.
Taylor County consultants and staff briefed the board April 21 on the DEP draft permit and related public meeting scheduled for Thursday. Chad Copton, representing Copton Associates, summarized recent changes in the draft and urged public attendance.
Copton said the draft permit now includes a cap limiting…
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