Greenville Water System is questioning whether Duke Energy has legal rights to property in the Greenville watershed for transmission lines from its proposed new substation in Campobello to Asheville. Water quality for more than 500,000 Upstate residents could be degraded if Duke clear-cuts a path through the watershed for the transmission line and uses herbicides or other chemicals to maintain rights of way, Greenville Water System Chairman Phillip Kilgore and Greenville Water CEO David Bereskin said in a letter to Duke Energy South Carolina President Clark S. Gillespy. “Greenville Water opposes any proposal that could interfere or adversely impact the quality of its drinking water and would encourage Duke to consider other options that it has for its expansion and development,” the letter said...." - Read the article here: