东部海岸居民因水污染恐惧而封锁了一个鸡排废物注射项目,导致该公司退出。
Eastern Shore residents blocked a chicken waste injection project due to water contamination fears, leading to the company’s withdrawal.
东海岸居民成功阻止了德州一家公司在Accomack县地下注入鸡渣的计划,导致撤销其分区申请。
Eastern Shore residents successfully blocked a Texas-based company’s plan to inject chicken waste underground in Accomack County, leading to the withdrawal of its zoning application.
该项目旨在每年将150 000吨家禽垃圾运入深水井,但由于对该地区主要饮用水源约克敦东弗的浅层含水层受到污染的关切,该项目面临强烈反对。
The project, which aimed to process 150,000 tons of poultry litter annually into deep wells, faced strong opposition due to concerns over contamination of the shallow Yorktown-Eastover aquifer, the region’s primary drinking water source.
尽管有人声称存在保护性岩石层,但美国地质调查局没有发现任何此类障碍的证据,弗吉尼亚州环境质量部提出了安全问题。
Despite claims of protective rock layers, the U.S. Geological Survey found no evidence of such barriers, and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality raised safety concerns.
该公司在寻求碳信用额度时,没有解释其停止项目的决定。
The company, seeking carbon credits, did not explain its decision to halt the project.
Del。
Del.
Rob Bloxom现在主张在全国范围内禁止地下水保护区的类似项目。
Rob Bloxom is now advocating for a statewide ban on similar projects in protected groundwater areas.