County leaders late Wednesday assured residents they would monitor plans to dispose of waste from the train derailment amid concern.
FILE - In this photo taken with a drone, portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the previous night in East Palestine, Ohio, remain on fire at mid-day on Feb. 4, 2023.Harris County leaders late Wednesday rushed to assure residents that they would monitor potentially hazardous wastewater from theThe water used to fight the train derailment fire is tentatively set for disposal in the area, Judge Lina Hidalgo said.
“While there are assurances being made that transporting the wastewater poses minimal danger to people, my office will closely monitor the situation to make sure people aren’t put in any risk,” he said.late Wednesday that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality confirmed that Texas Molecular would store and dispose of the waste water.
Company officials said they were communicating with local municipalities, federal and state agencies and residents, according to ABC13. On Feb. 4, more than three dozen Norfolk Southern freight cars – including 11 carrying hazardous materials – derailed near East Palestine and residents evacuated because of a potential explosion from the wreckage,. Officials then intentionally released and burned vinyl chloride from five rail cars that sent flames and smoke into the sky.
In the weeks since then, numerous state and elected officials have spoken out about the derailment and subsequent clean up. And just Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern to pay for the cleanup, and federal regulators took the lead of recovery efforts, according to the Associated Press.
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