Governor Halts Fayette County Sewer Project

Gov. Justice has put a sewer line project in Fayette County on hold to give the EPA time to finish an environmental reports. The project is on a line running from the old Arbuckle PSD sewer plant to the Oak Hill sewer plant in the Minden area, and comes as a response to issues raised by neighbors in the area. The governor said he wants to protect public health, and they’re stopping the sewer line extension until they know more about the situation. The governor is also supporting a recommendation from the EPA to have an area in Minden added to the National Priorities List for designation as a Superfund clean-up site.