Press Release from the Fort Mill School District
FORT MILL, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have released a statement following their investigation today. In the statement, SCDES and EPA indicated that Silfab Solar will only be restarting assembly operations at their facility. The assembly process does not include the use of hazardous chemicals and poses no risk to the community. The statement also addressed the Hydrofluoric Acid leak and indicated that the leak has been fully contained and poses no current danger to the community.
You can read the full statement using the link below:
https://des.sc.gov/community/community-engagement/environmental-sites-projects/silfab-solar
Our local legislators also put out a statement regarding this issue that included the following information:
“If Silfab is allowed to resume assembly operations under the Consent Order, it will not involve the chemicals that raised concerns last week. We specifically asked DES officials about the safety of assembly operations near the school and were told that assembly under these conditions would not pose a risk to students.”
You can read the full statement from our local legislators using the link below:
Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bw6syhQ6w/
Based on these reports, Flint Hill Elementary School will remain open as there is no danger to our school or community under this agreement.
We want to thank all of the regulatory agencies, officials and legislators that have been involved in addressing this issue, our school and district staff for their continued dedication to our students, and our parents and community for their patience as the proper authorities managed this situation.
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