NEW BERN, N.C. — American Distillation Inc. (ADI) pleaded guilty to knowingly polluting the Cape Fear River with tert-Butyl alcohol (TBOH) and other chemicals in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.
ADI is a chemical processing company located in Navassa.
According to the North Carolina Department of Justice, the company’s owner, Andrew J. Simmons Jr., also pleaded guilty to failing to pay federal taxes.
This follows Barry Darnell White, the company’s former plant manager, earlier guilty plea for discharging pollutants into the Cape Fear River in violation of the Clean Water Act on ADI’s behalf…