The North Carolina Division of Water Resources released interim maximum allowable concentrations to help define cleanup targets for groundwater contaminated with high levels of the chemical compounds.
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Clean Cape Fear founders to urge UN act on PFAS
A Wilmington-area community action group intends to “shine a spotlight on business-related human rights abuses associated with PFAS contamination in North Carolina” this week at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
Well water test kits available for Robeson, nearby counties
UNC Chapel Hill’s Superfund Research Program is offering free water test kits to qualifying residents of Robeson and nearby counties who rely on private well water.
Public meeting announced for Pages Creek watershed plan
Pages Creek watershed residents are invited to hear updates on the Pages Creek Watershed Protection Plan later this month.
Groups who joined to take on marine debris assess progress
Five years into a coastwide plan to address marine debris in North Carolina waters, those behind the plan met last week to judge their effort and consider the message going forward.
Van der Vaart: Likely carcinogen does not equal carcinogen
Chief Administrative Law Judge and Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings Dr. Donald van der Vaart revoked permit limits of 1,4-dioxane for municipal wastewater treatment plants that discharge a compound the EPA calls a likely human carcinogen into the drinking water sources of tens of thousands.
Fleckenstein receives Dare County’s first Salt Marsh Award
The Dare Soil & Water Conservation District awarded its inaugural Salt Marsh Award to Erin Fleckenstein, oyster program director for the North Carolina Coastal Federation.
Plan in motion to build resiliency in Carteret’s North River
Coastal Carolina Riverwatch has worked with North River residents on a long-term plan to address multiple flooding challenges in the flood-prone, unincorporated area of the county .
Outrigger canoe club set to embark on third year, final leg
The We the Water initiative, which aims to shed light on the need for clean water and support work to improve water quality, begins on Friday the last stretch of its paddling journey along the entire North Carolina coast.
State issues swimming advisory for Buxton, Rodanthe
N.C. Recreational Water Quality Program officials have issued a precautionary advisory warning against swimming in ocean waters near Corbina Drive in Rodanthe and near Cottage Avenue and Tower Circle in Buxton.
‘Strong petroleum smells’ lead to expanded beach closure
The odors Thursday prompted Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff to temporarily broaden the closed area of Buxton Beach near a former military and Coast Guard site.
Swim advisories posted for Carteret, New Hanover sites
Routine water testing revealed that bacteria levels at the accesses on sounds in Carteret County and New Hanover County exceed state and Environmental Protection Agency recreational water quality standards.
Public may comment on requested interim PFAS limits
The state Division of Water Resources is accepting comments through Oct. 4 on a request to set interim maximum allowable concentrations in groundwater for eight PFAS.
Groups petition EPA to revoke NC’s water permit authority
Advocacy groups are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to revoke the state’s authority to regulate water pollution through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program.
Jacksonville project to pinpoint impaired areas in New River
After successfully taking on the bacterial pollution that had plagued the river for 20 years, city officials are now turning their attention and a $400,000 state grant toward the development-related runoff that causes algal blooms and fish kills.
Swim warnings remain in effect for handful of coastal areas
State water quality officials have lifted most of the precautionary swimming advisories issued earlier this month when Tropical Storm Debby made its way to North Carolina.
