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RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) Two years after a catastrophic fire shut down the American Zinc plant (AZP) outside Forest City in Rutherford County, News 13 has documented at least 41 environmental and plant hazardous material safety violations since 2014. This includes the company’s self-report that it transported hazardous waste across state lines to a landfill not equipped to handle it.
The nation’s top environmental agency, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has stepped in, and for the past two years, has had an open investigation into worker safety and environmental compliance problems. The plant’s parent company, American Zinc Recycling (AZR), has faced more than $16 million in environmental penalties and compliance requirements at its various operations in South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Chicago.
Press Release: Rowan County plan to address lead and copper found in some drinking water Rowan County has been working with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and Virginia Tech University to identify a long-term solution to reduce corrosivity of the water to interior household plumbing and address lead levels. (Source: David Whisenant-WBTV) By David Whisenant | April 7, 2021 at 6:54 AM EDT - Updated April 7 at 6:54 AM
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) -
Rowan County Manager Aaron Church provided the following press release with more details on the county’s plan to deal with the issue of lead and copper found in some samples of drinking water in the Dukeville community off Long Ferry Road: