By KATIE ALBERTI
T-R Staff Writer
In response to a report citing Dover Chemical as one of the worst water
polluters in the state, Patrick Huth, environmental health and safety
manager for the corporation, said today that not all of the items
listed in the report are the company’s fault.
“Although many items listed in the report are due to monitoring
equipment failure, analytical limitations or reporting inaccuracies,
and therefore are not violations of our permit, we recognize that past
practices have resulted in some compliance issues,” Huth said.
“Most Dover Chemical employees live in this community and our economic
output benefits the local economy. We are committed to minimizing our
environmental footprint and have completed many projects toward
achieving our goal of 100 percent compliance, 100 percent of the time.”
Released on Thursday by the non-profit advocacy group Environment Ohio,
the report stated Ohio was ranked as the worst state for water
violations in the country. Dover Chemical exceeded its water permit
limits 10 times in 2005 for amounts that can be dumped into waterways,
according to the latest data available. The information was released on
the 35th anniversary of the Clean Water Act.
