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A possible source for black material or sludge found in Skull Creek downstream of Inland Recycling, approximately a half mile is the anaerobic process that is found in the bottom
Read moreAUSTIN—Officials with Texas Campaign for the Environment, an environmental protection group in Austin that has provided some assistiance to area residents in fighting permit applications by Altair Disposal Services to build a hazardous waste dump near Altair, said last week that the Skull Creek debacle is just another example that the agency has failed at exercising its mandate to protect the state’s environment.
Read moreThe Texas Commission on Environmental Quality determined as early as Feb. 12 that the substance found in Skull Creek following a Feb. 8 discharge created conditions that “are an imminent threat and substantial endangerment to human health and/or the environment,” according to a letter from a TCEQ official to owners of Inland Recycling, LLC.
Read moreCOLUMBUS — Inland Environmental has proposed a dam along Skull Creek to stop alleged pollution from their Altair site, according to sources familiar with the investigation in to two incidents of pollution along the creek.
Read moreCOLUMBUS — A report from Inland Environmental obtained by the Colorado County Citizen under the Texas Public Information Act claims that an algae bloom or “activity of anaerobic digestion,” may be responsible for the oily, black chemical and pungent smell found at Skull Creek in early February and again in mid-March.
Read moreCOLUMBUS — The Colorado County Commissioners Court voted Monday to approve two compromise and settlement agreements and quitclaim deeds related to County Road 79. The county was sued over whether
Read moreALTAIR—The bureaucratic malaise of the ongoing Skull Creek investigation is raising concern among local officials involved in another environmental issue centered around the small community of Altair: the ongoing battle over the permit application
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