How does Firestone Natural Rubber Company respond to concerns about local water quality?
Since the completion of its multimillion dollar factory process water treatment system, Firestone Liberia has performed regular in-house testing of the water leaving the treatment system to ensure that the water meets applicable standards for discharge water quality (as agreed to by Liberia EPA and in Firestone’s Concession Agreement with Liberian Government). Per these agreements and testing standards, Firestone fully believes it is in compliance with the Environment Protection and Management Law of Liberia, as well as with its environmental commitments to the Government. We strongly disagree with any characterization to the contrary. In response to community concerns about water quality, Firestone invited an external environmental consultant from the United States, Environmental Services Company, Inc. (ESC), to conduct its own extensive testing of our discharge water. ESC confirmed that the water exiting Firestone Liberia’s factory process system is not harmful to human health. These
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