In 1982, Formosa reported discharges of 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2 DCA or EDC) to the former wastewater treatment plant area and releases of EDC to the soil and groundwater in the PVC production area. EPA issued the existing 3008(h) in 1991 and required Formosa to conduct corrective actions, including a RCRA Facility..
Example San Antonio Bay Estuary Waterkeeper Report 10:54 am…boat ramp at Cox Creek, south of bridge at Highway 35, west bank— Video (Exhibit 1) of pellets embedded in soil and underneath the caliche at boat launch at Cox Creek. (N 28 41’18.600 W 96 31’ 43.320) NE wind. 20mph. No..Read More
Legal notice of the Clean Water Act Lawsuit against Formosa Plastics in filed in April 2017
Up until 2019, the county struggled to find funding for the project. In 2019, environmental activist Diane Wilson and San Antonio Bay Water Keeper allocated $10 million to the Green Lake project in a Clean Water Act lawsuit settlement with Formosa Plastics.
