Group: Public Should Have Say In Liberty Creek Cleanup
Egyptian Lacquer Company Admitted To Pollution Last Year
POSTED: 3:16 pm CST January 9,
2008
UPDATED: 3:34 pm CST January 9,
2008
FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- An environmental watchdog group wants the public to have a say in how a polluted creek in Williamson County should be cleaned up.The Harpeth Watershed Association said Egyptian Lacquer's plan to clean up is deficient and that the people who live near Liberty Creek should have a voice at public hearings.Egyptian Lacquer admitted last year it was responsible for chemicals found in Liberty Creek.The company has said it's spent more than $700,000 on cleanup.
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- April 13, 2007: Crews Clean Up Polluted Liberty Creek
- February 14, 2007: 1 Source Of Franklin Pollution Identified
- January 25, 2007: Toxic Chemicals Found In Franklin Creek
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