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More dead fish as cleanup of soybeans from Flat Creek continues

A HEPCO Inc. employee vacuums water and soybeans from Flat Creek Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, where a large amount was spilled into the Gainesville creek. - photo by Scott Rogers

08182022 SOYBEANS 1.jpg — A HEPCO Inc. employee vacuums water and soybeans from Flat Creek Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, where a large amount was spilled into the Gainesville creek. - photo by Scott Rogers

“Of course, it’s going to take much longer for fish life to return to what it was,” said Chattahoochee Riverkeeper headwaters watershed specialist Becca Risser.