WMBF News reports that GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services held a meeting Thursday to discuss cleanup efforts at Georgetown’s Liberty Steel Mill, which was decommissioned in 2024.
The steel mill has already started the demolition process, but the upcoming cleanup has raised questions among Georgetown residents.
The SC Department of Environmental Services is tasked with assessing the Liberty Steel Mill property as a beginning phase for a larger plan.
“The previous use of the property can kind of predict what kind of contaminants can be found through this site,” said Preston Mousseau, Brownfield Section Manager with the SC Department of Environmental Services.
“It’s got a long history, there could be possible contaminants found, but we’re gonna do a thorough assessment with GEL and figure out what those are and move them onto cleanup.” The agency said once the land assessment with soil and water testing is complete, it will move to the cleanup stage.
“There are many different options, but it kind of depends on what the risk is and what the pathway is,” Mousseau said.