Highlands, Texas (FOX26) - Like
most folks in Highlands, Charlie Brownfield has given a wide berth to
the tons of toxic Dioxin waste buried on the banks and beneath the water of the San Jacinto River.
He's
long counted on groceries from Foodtown to fill his pantry and wouldn't
touch anything caught in the contaminated water near his home.
"It's polluted. No telling what people got sick from it and never go to the doctor about it. I've got grandkids and great
grandkids that might get sick from fish over there, eating out of there
and that kind of worries," said Brownfield adding, "They need to clean
it up. Get off their rear-end and do something about it."
After
years of study, it was the gaping holes discovered in the so-called
"protective cap" of the Superfund site which helped convince the EPA
that the 600 million pounds of cancer-causing material could not be
shielded from violent storm and floods.
Urged on by hundreds of residents and the unanimous support of local congressional leaders, the environmental agency last month proposed hauling the Dioxin waste away and forcing the companies responsible to pay the $100 million tab.
It's
a decision Waste Management and their allies have decided to fight,
requesting and receiving an extension of 45 days for public comment.
Jackie Young of the San Jacinto River Coalition calls it a stall tactic.
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