EXMORE, Va. — A local citizens group is ramping up opposition to a proposal that would allow a Kansas-based developer to inject treated poultry waste — and potentially human waste — into deep sediment layers beneath the Eastern Shore’s sole-source aquifer. This week, the group sponsored radio advertisements on WESR criticizing the project and urging residents to get involved.
The ads, paid for by “Citizens in Love with the Shore,” allege that the developer, the Carrie Rich Group, canceled a public hearing scheduled for Nov. 20 at Exmore Town Hall after failing to provide citizens with adequate information about the project or what public comments were expected to address.
“Citizens of Exmore are getting tired of out-of-state developers telling us how much more they love the Shore than we do,” the ad states, before accusing the company of attempting to “fix” problems residents do not believe exist. The group claims the proposal would pump “millions of tons of chicken manure and perhaps human waste” into underground layers connected to the region’s drinking-water supply.
“Exmore is not broken. We don’t need to be fixed,” the ad continues, ending with a pointed message directed at the developer: “Go back to Kansas. Go back to Maryland… We are fine without you.”
State environmental regulators have not yet issued a final determination on the proposal, which has drawn increasing scrutiny amid regional concerns about groundwater protection.
The citizens group is encouraging residents to participate in future environmental reviews and can be contacted at NorthamptonIssues@aol.com
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