Concerned and informed members of the community attended a public hearing Wednesday night regarding the DRT America Plant in Springfield and the current status of a permit from the Environmental Protection Division which would allow the plant to release wastewater into Ebenezer Creek. The hearing, which was held at the Effingham County Administrative Complex in Springfield, was attended by over 100 concerned members of the community, many of whom have property on or near the creek. According to a memo released by the EPD, the purpose of the hearing was to receive comments on the draft pretreatment permit for DRT America, LLC. The public hearing allowed attendees to sign up to give their comment(s) on the matter – each speaker was limited to a three-minute maximum amount of time.