The Yadkin Riverkeeper issued a press release Friday containing false and misleading information about APGI’s efforts to clean up a small area near the Narrows Dam in Montgomery County.
To set the record straight:
APGI is performing work to remediate about a 1/4 acre site where two discarded capacitors were discovered and removed in 2002. As a precaution, APGI is removing a small, isolated amount of sediment from behind the Narrows powerhouse. All work is being done with the knowledge and approval of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
The Yadkin Riverkeeper’s allegation that this work involves PCB contaminants associated with Alcoa’s Badin Works that are traveling downstream from Badin Lake is patently untrue. This work is related to capacitors that were previously removed and represents the final step in the remediation process. The sediment being removed is isolated from Badin Lake.
The improvements being made to the Falls Boat Access Area is separate from the cleanup effort and is solely to enhance public recreational access.
The misinformation being spread by the Yadkin Riverkeeper represents an irresponsible pattern of behavior we have witnessed all too many times recently.
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