Fulton Co. Superior Court Sets Wilbros Court Date

The next date has been set in the ongoing Wilbros legal case at the state level.

Stephens County Attorney Brian Ranck said a Fulton County Superior Court judge will hear Wilbros’ appeal of a state administrative law judge’s ruling upholding an EPD administrative order on April 2nd.

Last month, Administrative Law Judge Ronit Walker ruled to uphold an administrative order from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division that revoked solid waste and waste water discharge permits issued to Wilbros, the Rose Lane facility at the center of a years long odor controversy in Stephens County.

EPD officials first issued that administrative order in January 2014.

Earlier this month, Wilbros requested a stay in the administrative order pending its next appeal.

Ranck said that when ruling on that stay, a Fulton County Superior Court judge granted Wilbros just enough of a stay to allow the Rose Lane facility to continue to take Coats & Clark wastewater and wastewater from the office bathrooms at Wilbros and just enough influent to keep bacteria in Wilbros’ wastewater ponds alive while Fulton County Superior Court hears Wilbros’ appeal.

In return, Ranck said Wilbros is not allowed to accept any new waste for its compost operation while the appeal is being heard and is only allowed continue to turn the piles and do work as long as needed to actually produce the compost for what is out there now.

According to Ranck, Fulton County Superior Court has 30 days to rule on the appeal after hearing the case.