Norris police investigating dead-rat dumping
CITY OF NORRIS These are some of the dead rats dumped along Lower Clear Creek Road in Norris, as reported to the Norris Police Department the evening of June 27. No source of the rats has yet been determined.
Utility Superintendent Tony Wilkerson said there were “four different piles of them tossed over the bank of the [Clear] creek.”
Fortunately, the city’s drinking-water supply was not affected, and remains safe, he and City Manager Bailey Whited said.
Although the city’s fresh water is treated at that plant, it comes from a source in another area, and is not drawn out of Clear Creek, city officials said.
“There is an active investigation by our police department,” Whited told The Courier News.
“There is no concern about the water. It was not in a location that made a threat to the safety of the drinking water.”
According to a news release from the city:
“The Norris Police Department received a report of illegal dumping during the evening hours of Saturday, June 27.
“It was reported by a Norris resident that a number of deceased rats had been dumped in the area of Lower Clear Creek Road and Reservoir Road in Norris. After responding, Norris officers located several sites where rats had been disposed of.
“Norris Police Department is investigating this incident … and is working with Anderson County Animal Control and the Anderson County Emergency Management Agency,” the release said.
“Illegal dumping of any type is not condoned by the city of Norris and does not align with our community standards. If anyone has any information regarding this case, please contact the Norris Police Department at 865-494-0880
