EPD and King America Finishing agreed to a consent order after the largest fish kill in Georgia’s history last year on the Ogeechee River. Thousands of fish died downstream of the company’s discharge pipe. A judge ruled Monday the order is invalid because EPD did not have a hearing about the proposal. (Photo Courtesy of Ogeechee Riverkeeper.)
EPD and King America Finishing agreed to the order after the largest fish kill in Georgia’s history last year on the Ogeechee River. Thousands of fish died downstream of the company’s discharge pipe.
The judge also ruled the Ogeechee Riverkeeper and others who live near the river have the legal standing to challenge the order.
The decision overturns an earlier ruling and sends the case to the state’s Office of Administrative Hearings.
