When companies discharge these contaminants into waterways, they threaten the health of the public and environment.
A water and sewer company is suing 14 companies for contaminating numerous rivers and waterways in South Carolina, per reports by WMBF News. Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority, a utility company based in the Carolinas, filed a lawsuit for alleged PFAS pollution.
What’s happening?
Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority (GSWSA) claims that 14 major corporations have been dumping PFAS — toxic forever chemicals — into multiple waterways, contaminating key supplies of drinking water.
Per reports by WMBF News, the companies discharged PFAS into the Pee Dee watershed, which flows into water intakes such as Bull Creek and Intracoastal Waterway. The lawsuit noted that contaminating those three water sources alone affects the water supply for over 115,000 customers in Horry County.
Other contaminated sites listed in the lawsuit include the Great Pee Dee River, Lynches River, Lumber River, Little Pee Dee River, Lynches Swamp, Black Creek, and the Waccamaw River…