The following press release and letter from Senator Burr was forwarded to us yesterday from Clean Asheville.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) sent a letter to Bill Roderick, Acting Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), requesting an investigation into how the Agency has handled studies of high levels of Trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination affecting wells and groundwater in Skyland, North Carolina. TCE is known to have profoundly negative effects on human health. Senator Burr’s letter expresses his disappointment with the EPA, and requests that they conduct an investigation into how this issue has been handled so far. Excerpts from the letter follow:
“I am formally requesting an investigation of the work performed to this date by EPA Region 4 on a hazardous waste site in Skyland, North Carolina. I am further requesting that an immediate reassessment of both the drinking water and the air quality of the area in question be conducted by independent and credible sources in order to demonstrate the safety of the area to concerned citizens.
“I no longer believe that the mission of EPA is being fulfilled.
“The site was occupied for many years by CTS of Asheville . During that time, CTS, an electroplating company, used large quantities of Trichloroethylene (TCE) as a degreaser. TCE, a chemical known to be harmful to human health, is now found in unsafe quantities throughout the occupied area and in neighboring property.
“In the over 40 year history of the site, many individuals in the surrounding area have become ill and died from symptoms that are potentially attributable to TCE exposure. EPA has a mission to protect human health. In EPA Region 4′s over 20 year history on the site they have failed to demonstrate the safety of the area to citizens in the area and to hold the responsible parties to account.”
You can download the full letter from Senator Burr here.
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