The city of rome is suing a host of dalton area carpet manufacturers over what it contends is an ongoing threat to its drinking water.
Carpet mill water lawsuit.
In september the gadsden ala water utility filed suit against 32.
The main source of the city s water.
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The centre lawsuit is the second action filed by a downstream community in alabama that targets georgia s carpet industry.
The lawsuit filed in cherokee county ala circuit court says the companies are responsible for pfoa and pfos two chemicals in the city of centre s water supply.
Carpet with stain resisting treatments must be cleaned with products formulated for this purpose or the stain resistance will be impaired and the warranty voided.
Mohawk industries shares are lower tuesday after the flooring maker said it was the subject of a lawsuit and an sec inquiry.
Rome filed a civil lawsuit this week against over 30 companies that own or operate carpet related facilities in dalton.