Toxic wastewater from the site of the February derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is set to be transported to Baltimore, Maryland where it will be treated and discharged, according to officials.
In a press release on March 25, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, a Democrat, said Clean Harbors Environmental Services has contracted with Norfolk Southern Railroad to “accept, treat, and discharge the wastewater collected from rainwater, collected water, and stream water above and below the cleanup site” of the derailment.
The toxic wastewater would be treated at the city-run Back River Waste Water Treatment Plant in Dundalk, according to the company.
“The facility is one of a number of facilities in locations around the country selected to process this material,” said Scott. “Both the City and the County teams have been in touch with the Governor’s office as well as with the EPA [Environmental Protection Agency].”…