Yadkin Riverkeeper Citizen Hearing
Wed, Nov 16
|Atrium Stanly Education and Event Center
Citizen hearing to educate the surrounding neighborhoods of Badin and Tillery lakes about Alcoa's upcoming permit renewal, and the voiced concerns by groups monitoring the situation.
Time & Location
Nov 16, 2022, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Atrium Stanly Education and Event Center, 301 Yadkin St, Albemarle, NC 28001, USA
About the Event
Yadkin Riverkeeper (YRK) will hold a citizen hearing on the renewal of Alcoa Badin Business Park’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permit. The meeting will highlight YRK’s and the Southern Environmental Law Center’s recommendations for the new permit. Representatives from Duke University’s Environmental Law and Policy Clinic will present historical and ongoing concerns about Alcoa’s inactive aluminum smelter site and hazardous waste disposal areas still leaching harmful pollutants (cyanide, fluoride, and aluminum) into Badin Lake and Little Mountain Creek, as well as environmental justice concerns related to the West Badin community.
The hearing will feature presentations by advocates, attorneys, scientists, and community leaders making the case for the state to require Alcoa to excavate the most dangerous of its hazardous waste sites. YRK, SELC and community groups are advocating that the NC Division of Water Resources (NCDWR) include more protective permit requirements and eliminate contaminated stormwater discharges into…
Schedule
30 minutesNetworking
2 hoursCitizens Hearing