Ol Earl Ray made sure he protected his industry buddies, once again, and left safety for those with water wells out of his bill, as usual! CHARLESTON, West Virginia — A West Virginia Senate leader thinks the governors proposal to prevent chemical spills caters to industry interests. Senate Majority Leader John Unger says Gov. Earl Ray Tomblins bill doesnt do enough to register and inspect above-ground storage tanks. Tomblins measure responds to Freedom Industries Jan. 9 spill, which contaminated the water supply for 300,000 people. Unger took issue with Tomblins bill on Tuesday because it regulates just above-ground tanks deemed too close to a water supply. It also would only regulate sites holding chemicals above a certain risk level. Unger is proposing regulation of all above-ground tanks. Unger says all of the states water needs to be protected. He says sites far from public water systems need to be regulated, since people in rural areas rely on wells using groundwater.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:38:38 +0000
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