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Avtex is still awaiting a circuit court judge’s decision in Richmond as to whether the company will be found in contempt of court for violating a consent decree with the State Water Control Board by continuing to pollute the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. Company officials told Judge T.J. Markow on June 30 that if found in contempt and required to pay the entire $2 million fine immediately, the plant would have to close down.
When asked if the added costs of cleaning up the ground water would force the company to close its doors, Nichols responded. “There is another company involved, and that mitigates against that.”
Avtex plans to continue with its restructuring plan, - according to Nichols. A total of 494 employees were laid off at the end of June, and plant production was reduced by 60 percent.
Markow, who had been expected to make a decision on the consent decree at the June 30 hearing, said he would make a decision “shortly.”
“We expected a decision before the end of last week — by the end of business hours on Friday,” said Nichols. "Now, it’s purely speculative when he’ll decide.”
Avtex was also given one year to meet state standards for carbon disulfide emissions after failing to convince the State Air Pollution Control Board that their carbon disulfide emissions did not pose a threat to human health.
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