HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Grand Strand-based pool contractor accused of illegally dumping in a January lawsuit filed by DHEC has removed “most” of the materials from the work site, a spokesperson said.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control last August ordered Active Shortcrete and Plaster , to clean up the property at 319 Reindeer Moss Court and pay a $6,000 fine, according to the lawsuit.
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Photo from DHEC consent order
News13 previously reported that the company had not complied as of Jan. 16, but on Tuesday, a DHEC spokesperson said the agency’s Bureau of Land and Waste Management confirmed that “most but not all of the solid waste material” at the site had been removed.
DHEC began investigating after getting a complaint on March 30, 2022, about unpermitted dumping and covering of solid waste. The complaint was accompanied by video footage “showing individuals dumping 55-gallon drum of blue sludge onto the ground.”