ATHENS — “I’ve been their sewer for 20-something years.�
That’s how nursery owner Bill Strain described alleged contamination by his business neighbor, the Limestone County Farmers Cooperative.
He believes the co-op’s handling of chemicals has been causing contamination since it began operation.
Both businesses are on U.S. 31 south of U.S. 72 and are one-half mile apart.
Strain, once a customer of the co-op, said it took him about five years and $2 million in plant losses before he put the blame on the co-op. He has filed a lawsuit that states the co-op does not follow industry standards for cleaning its spray tanks and other equipment. [...]
Killer water in Limestone County?
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Killer water in Limestone County?
Nursery owner alleges co-op contaminating
By Holly Hollman
The Decatur Daily, 8/26/07
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