The manufacturing process, McCormick believes, will create an environmental threat to nearby residents, and a threat to the North Fork of the San Gabriel River located a mile away. The river flows into Georgetown, a point noted by McCormick.
, converts hydrocarbons into fluorocarbons. Its products initially were developed for NASA and the Air Force. But the company, according to its website, also makes products for televisions, satellites and pharmaceuticals.
The group also argues the small county road cannot support traffic to the company. Local emergency responders are not prepared to handle a hazmat situation if one happens. "We do not possess, nor have we ever applied for a permit to discharge any process water at this proposed site. Our facility is designed to be a zero-water discharge facility. 100% of our process water will be recycled or treated and evaporated," wrote Bierschenk."There are so many other places where those kinds of things are accepted, not there. I wish them great luck, but not in my backyard," said McCormick.
Exfluor has spearheaded the fight against the proliferation of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in our drinking water and rivers throughout the United States. We have worked hand-in-hand with the EPA to synthesize Carbon-13 labeled PFAS compounds as analytical standards; which allow environmental labs and regulatory agencies to finally have an accurate test to quantify the amount of PFAS in a sample.
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