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NEW TO OUR SITE? Start here
Read more: NEW TO OUR SITE? Start hereRemedial investigations conducted at the abandoned Seaboard Chemical Superfund site have documented the presence of chlorinated and non-chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in soils, landfill leachate, groundwater, and surface water. … the VOC-affected groundwater is migrating to Randleman Lake (PTRWA), drinking water source for Jamestown and surrounding communities
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Seaboard/High Point’s 2023 Five-Year Report misses key point of 2008 Settlement Agreement
Read more: Seaboard/High Point’s 2023 Five-Year Report misses key point of 2008 Settlement AgreementThe 2023 five-year report on the Seaboard/High Point Landfill omits key elements of the 2008 remediation settlement and inaccurately suggests significant progress in cleanup efforts. Despite claims of containing contaminants, actual groundwater pollution levels remain above legal limits, and there are questions about monitoring well data collection.
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Seaboard/HP Landfill’s 2008 Settlement & Trust Fund for CLEAN-UP
Read more: Seaboard/HP Landfill’s 2008 Settlement & Trust Fund for CLEAN-UPSeaboard Chemical Corporation was North Carolina’s largest hazardous waste processor until its bankruptcy in 1989, leading to its designation as a Superfund site in 1997. The City of High Point and multiple companies are responsible for remediation of the site, while a De Minimis Trust Fund manages settlement funds for clean-up costs.
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High Point Landfill/Seaboard contamination: Voices from the past are more relevant than ever
Read more: High Point Landfill/Seaboard contamination: Voices from the past are more relevant than everIn May 2016, Taft Wireback reported on the Seaboard Chemical/High Point Landfill’s 27-year cleanup failure, emphasizing ongoing contamination issues affecting the Deep River drinking water supply. Nine years later, little progress has been made, as dangerous chemicals persist, prompting renewed calls from residents for urgent action to protect public health and the environment.
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Deep River IS Deep River at High Point Landfill/Seaboard Chemical Dump
Read more: Deep River IS Deep River at High Point Landfill/Seaboard Chemical Dump[MAY 29, 2025 – new files added to SEABOARD/HIGH POINT LANDFILL records, here.] This is for the reader who asked us for confirmation: Yes. The body of water bordering High Point Landfill-Seaboard Chemical Dump to the north and east is DEEP RIVER, known to the NC DEQ and EPA as segment number NC17-(4)b and not Randleman…
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High levels of 1,4-DIOXANE continue to leach into Deep River from the 163-acre High Point Landfill (in addition to PFAS)
Read more: High levels of 1,4-DIOXANE continue to leach into Deep River from the 163-acre High Point Landfill (in addition to PFAS)Recent assessments reveal that a 110-acre contaminated site owned by the City of High Point but located in Jamestown (North Carolina) continues to pollute WOTUS water supply source Deep River via groundwater and runoff, with high levels of PFAS, VOCs and 1,4-dioxane. Citizens are bearing the burden of monitoring the water, and paying for the…
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New testing finds 24 PFAS, including GenX, in DEEP RIVER at High Point Landfill: PFOS at 830ppt, PFOA at 750ppt, PFBA at 920 and more
Read more: New testing finds 24 PFAS, including GenX, in DEEP RIVER at High Point Landfill: PFOS at 830ppt, PFOA at 750ppt, PFBA at 920 and more[MAY 29, 2025 – new files added to SEABOARD/HIGH POINT LANDFILL records, here.] [A quick link to our PFAS TEST RESULTS spreadsheet, with numbers through May 2025 is HERE. AND, go HERE to read about the latest 1,4-DIOXANE test results from High Point Landfill/Seaboard Chemical dump] We’ve written extensively about the massive amounts of 1,4 Dioxane,…








