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the potential discharges dating back to 1983, Avtex failed to take all feasible steps to minimize the adverse impact to state waters,” stated the water board staff in their proposed finding of fact.
Discharge1 of PCBs has continued through at least Oct. 22, according to samples taken by the SWCB staff.
Avtex attorneys, who were to argue the bulk of their case Tuesday, emphasized the efforts the company has made to clean up the PCBs.
State officials first detected PCBs in the Shenandoah River in 1987. After additional sampling conducted in August 1988 and June 1989 confirmed high levels of PCB, the Virginia Department of Health issued a health advisory which warned against eating fish taken from the Shenandoah River in the area below the Avtex plant. PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, were banned in 1979 after being linked to cancer in humans.
The board may take a few days to review the evidence before making a final decision, according to Richard Burton, executive director of the water board.
Astronomer
speaks at LFCC
Dr. Harry L. Shipman of the University of Delaware’s Astronomy Department will be visiting Lord Fairfax Community College on Thursday, Nov. 2.
He wall give lectures at 1 p.m. on Extraterrestrial Life and at 8:15 p.m. on The Search for Black Holes in Space. The lectures'are open to the public and will be held in the Special Events Center at the College in Middletowm. This visit is under the auspices of The Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureship Program of the American Astronomical Society.
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