Norfolk Southern faces daily fine if it doesn’t clean soybeans out of Flat Creek - Gainesville Times

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Norfolk Southern faces daily fine if it doesn’t clean soybeans out of Flat Creek

A portion of Flat Creek in Gainesville is blocked and drained Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, as cleanup continues after soybeans spilled into the Gainesville creek. - photo by Scott Rogers

08182022 SOYBEANS 3.jpg — A portion of Flat Creek in Gainesville is blocked and drained Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, as cleanup continues after soybeans spilled into the Gainesville creek. - photo by Scott Rogers

The Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Protection Division has ordered Norfolk Southern to remove soybeans from Flat Creek under threat of penalties up to $50,000 per day.