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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, June 5,2024 Death Notices Betty Sue Hicks May 26, 2024 Betty Sue Hicks, 79, of Gainesville died Sunday, May 26. Funeral service, Thursday, May 30, 1 o’clock, Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Joan E. McLaughlin May 27, 2024 Joan E. McLaughlin, 68, of Dawsonville died Monday, May 27. Funeral service, Friday, May 31, 11 o’clock, Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Leon Grizzle May 30, 2024 Leon Grizzle, 63, of Dahlonega died Thurs day, May 30. Funeral, Sunday, June 2, 3 p.m., Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA. Loretta Allison June 1,2024 Loretta Allison, 88, of Dawsonville died Saturday, June 1. Funeral service, Tuesday, June 4, 2 o’clock, Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Ronald D. Ayers May 27, 2024 Ronald D. “Ronnie” Ayers, 72, of Canton died Monday, May 27, 2024. Funeral service, Saturday, June 1, 2024, 2 o’clock, Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA. Willie Mae Evans May 25, 2024 Willie Mae Evans, 81, of Gainesville died Saturday, May 25. Funeral service, Wednesday, May 29, 2 o’clock, Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Industrial paint primer spills into local creek By Julia Hansen Juliahansen@dawsonnews.com Cleanup efforts are winding down after around 1,000 gallons of paint primer leaked from a local manufacturer’s facility into a nearby creek in Dawson County Monday, according to updated estimates from the company and state officials. On May 27, a supply pipe containing water-sol uble paint primer cracked in BTD’s facility at 55 Impulse Industrial Dr. The problem was discov ered late Monday when cleaning crews scheduled to clean paint line ovens arrived and noticed it, BTD Director of Operations James Vogt said in a Thursday phone call with DCN. The paint had gone from a drain into BTD’s detention pond. With the heavy rain Monday, the paint was pushed from the pond to Taffer Creek and then to a connecting stream before it was brought to Bruce Lake. BTD contacted the Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Protection Division (EPD) on Monday night, initially believing that 3,000 to 6,000 gallons of paint could have leaked. After reviewing video footage and other data, cleanup personnel then estimated that roughly more than 50% of 2,000 gallons of paint had been captured in its retention pit, Vogt said in a Friday follow-up call with DCN. Since Tuesday, a third party has been working with BTD to help remove water and dispose of the non-hazardous waste. BTD also worked with adjacent property owners to capture remaining resi due and use vacuum trucks to pump out resid ual solid waste. They’ve set up temporary dams to hold and remove water, and there’s a catch basin at the head water of Bruce Lake to catch any product that might have reached that area, accord ing to Vogt and the EPD. Etowah Water and Sewer Authority hydrants were also used to intro duce water to help rinse the paint waste to where it could be collected. So far, the EPD has conducted daily check-ins on the cleanup efforts, and the water is clean, Vogt said. “We’re working to make sure that everything is back to a diligent con dition,” Vogt added. “That’s what we prom ised the property owners, and that’s what we’re doing.” In a Wednesday after noon phone call, Etowah Water and Sewer Authority General Manager Brooke Anderson said that the paint primer spill was downstream of the utility provider’s water intake point along the Etowah River. “At no point was our [drinking] water supply compromised or in dan ger of being compro mised,” Anderson said. Photo submitted to DCN Crews brought in equipment like this light tower device to help illuminate cleanup efforts after the paint spill. 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The ceremony ended with a moment of silence, a rendition of “Taps” and closing remarks by Veterans Affairs of Dawson County President Rob Wiley. “I know these ceremonies are kind of solemn but I think the best way that we can honor those who have given their lives for our country is to go out now and enjoy this time with our families; take the time to remember them and then enjoy the free dom that they’ve given us,” Wiley said. The Veterans Affairs of Dawson County’s 2024 Memorial Day ceremony included an explanation of the “missing man table”, a symbolic table aimed at helping those in attendance remember soldiers missing in action. 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