Gallons of contaminated water from Ohio train wreck already in Deer Park, local officials are surprised to learn.
County Judge Lina Hidalgo addressed Harris County residents late Thursday night to notify of the water's arrival in Deer Park.Around 500,000 gallons of water from firefighting efforts at a derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio arrived at Texas Molecular as early as last week – unbeknownst to Harris County officials who were told that the hazardous waste company would receive the water but did not know when.
Hidalgo said that once her office knew about the water arriving, they reached out to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation about the issue. She did confirm the water is traveling by truck at the last leg of travel but included that it may be first transported by train then transferred to the truck.
Though Hidalgo said she is keeping a close eye on the situation, there are still several factors that are not known – one of which being the choice of location for disposal. “There may be logistical reasons for all of this, there may be economic reasons perhaps Texas molecular outbid the Michigan facility,” Hidalgo said. “It doesn't mean there's something nefarious going on, but we do need to know the answer to this question.”
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