Talmo firefighters are not trying to put out the blaze in the waste treatment lagoon. The privately owned treatment plant is very similar to the one owned by Hulsey Environmental Services in that both plants 'inject' waste products into the ground.
The Hulsey plant was protected through legislation championed by Carl Rogers, 26th District Representative, a life long friend of Mr. Hulsey.
Mr. Hulsey's facilities in White County are exempt in certain ways from county level supervision.
As the supervised fire in Talmo burns, perhaps spewing flammable waste chemicals into the surrounding homes, Rogers should be packing his bags so he can live next to such a harzardous private waste treament plant.
The Gainesville Times on February 7th, 2005 covered this issue. Debbie Gilbert was the Times Reporter for "Legislation would protect septic farm."
Today's issue of the Gainesville Times covers the Talmo fire and you may access that story through this link.
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