What you can do about the Hominy Creek spill

FROM WNC ALLIANCE

What You Can Do:
Current state law requires the responsible party of a spill (oil, sewage, etc) to notify the public within 24 hours. The state then has 48 hours to notify the public. This law needs to change to ensure the state is notified immediately and that the public is also notified immediately. 
Contact your legislator and let them know we want them to act on this issue:

• Sen. Tom Apodaca: Tom.Apodaca@ncleg.net
• Rep. Susan Fisher: Susan.Fisher@ncleg.net
• Rep. Tim Moffit: Tim.Moffitt@ncleg.net
• Rep. Nathan Ramsey: Nathan.Ramsey@ncleg.net

There must be better communication from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to the public. DENR should use existing technology (Twitter, Facebook, email, etc.) to notify the public and impacted municipalities immediately. Also, additional oil storage facilities should be inspected to make sure they are properly constructed and maintained to prevent future spills. 
Contact DENR to let them know oil facilities should all be inspected and that the public needs good timely information in order to protect human health and the environment.

• Landon Davidson at the Asheville DENR regional office: landon.davidson@ncdenr.gov or  (828) 296-4500
  
• Mitch Gillespie, assistant secretary of the environment: mitch.gillespie@ncdenr.gov or (919) 707-8619