ROSELAND - With rain in the forecast for most of the week, there are concerns that pollutants left by the Smitty's Supply fire could be disturbed and released back into waterways.

"Heavy rain is going to discharge all of that effluent from those ponds," said independent tester Scott Smith.

Smith has been documenting the consequences of the fire since week one.

Though the EPA has contained more than 11 million gallons of discharge from Smitty's since August, Smith has been vocal about the potential for a second disaster if it rains.

"We talk about the river banks, where all that has spread, it's going to release more chemicals downstream."

The main concern, Smith says, is any leftover pollutants at Smitty's or in surrounding waterways being disturbed by rain and released downstream.

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