Woman Concerned Chemicals Were Dumped In Fayette Co. Creek

A property owner in Fayette County was concerned after men with hoses and equipment showed up at a creek last week. Channel 11 checked the Springhill Township creek on Tuesday.

Phyliss Carr told Channel 11 she spotted a truck with hoses running into the small creek near her home on Thursday.

“(A man) said I'm getting water out of the creek. I said, ‘There isn't enough to get water out. Are you putting something in the creek?’ He wouldn't say anything."

The workers’ silence concerned Carr.

"To tell you the truth, I believe they were dumping chemicals. Some type of chemical, whatever was in that truck," said Carr.

Carr and tax collector Marigrace Butela tried getting police and environmental agencies to the scene but they said no one responded.

“I feel it becomes a homeland security issue. Our waterways are not being protected and this is a very dangerous situation," said Butela.

While Channel 11 was at the creek Tuesday, an inspector for William Field Services came and explained what the men were doing last week.

"It's called Hydrovac, (The company) needed water to run their equipment … the car wash part of it, and they were getting water out the ditch."

Workers are now hauling water into the site to avoid confusion. Channel 11 also received this statement from Williams Field Services.

"We have confirmed that nothing was dumped into the creek. Williams and its contractors are committed to complying with all state regulations. We are reviewing this situation to understand what happened and will take appropriate actions if necessary. While we don't have all the specifics around this issue yet, we can say that Williams and its contractors are expected to develop and maintain environmental, health and safety programs that address the scope of the contractor's work, and comply with all applicable laws and regulations, as well as Williams' own Environmental Health and Safety policies and programs."

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