Jun 17, 2019

Water Unsafe After Tyson Spillage. Race Cancelled.

     The Daily Mountain Eagle newspaper reports an annual Sipsy River Race set for this Saturday has been cancelled because the water is unsafe for humans following a spill from what is described as the largest rendering plant in the world in Hanceville:

"The cancelation is an economic blow to the area because race planners expected 70-plus entrants for this year’s race. 
“We’ve just had a great response this year, and I think it would have been our best year ever,” Salomaa said. “In years past, a lot of people spent money at Riverside Fly Shop, T&R Grocery, and Frosty.”
Planners have talked about rescheduling the race for the fall, but Salomaa really wants to ensure that Tyson cleans up its act before scheduling another race. “I believe it will get better, but we’re going to have to make that happen,” she said."

     Oddly enough, the story does not include any comment from Tyson (or their subsidiary, River Valley Ingredients, from which the spill occurred on June 6th. However, an earlier story offered this quote from the company:

Due to a failure in a pipe owned by River Valley Ingredients located near Hanceville, Alabama, partially treated effluent (liquid waste/sewage) is believed to have reached the Dave Young Creek, which flows to the Mulberry Fork.” 

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