West Virginia American Water
Company officials said water tests at their Kanawha Valley
The testing came after a deluge of
rain caused Freedom to suffer another spill of stormwater runoff into the Elk River .
Six samples of raw water were taken
from the river and tested at the water company’s lab between 5:45 p.m. and 10
p.m. All results were negative.
“Two back-to-back storm water
overflows at the Freedom Industries site are completely unacceptable, and
although water quality was not impacted, such events only serve to erode customer
confidence in the water supply,” said Jeff McIntyre, president of West Virginia
American Water.
“On behalf of our customers, we urge those managing this site to
improve their containment system and take additional steps to prevent such
incidents.”
