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Alberdingk Boley spills, air complaint (May 2025)
Read more: Alberdingk Boley spills, air complaint (May 2025)UPDATE JULY 20 2025: The 20-month-old Freedom of Information Act request to the NC DEQ is still unanswered – this is the request for details about a wastewater spill into Bull Run by polyurethane and acrylics manufacturer Alberdingk Boley on Nov 8, 2023 near the Fox Hollow/Adams Farm community. Several air emission complaints have…
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EASTSIDE WWTP air emissions: In 2024, Lead emissions rose +451% over 2023; Nickel +380%; Particulate Matter +250%; Mercury +46%; Chromium +49%; Methane +50%
Read more: EASTSIDE WWTP air emissions: In 2024, Lead emissions rose +451% over 2023; Nickel +380%; Particulate Matter +250%; Mercury +46%; Chromium +49%; Methane +50%[NOTE: Eastside WATER and NPDES violations/consent order/compliance issues are HERE. The public records dropbox folder is HERE.] Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant’s 2024 Air Emissions Report shows the amount of toxic and hazardous vapors released into Guilford and Randolph county’s air increased significantly over calendar year 2023. The increases averaged 45% across the board. Outliers were…
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Are 1,4-Dioxane discharges moving from the EAST side of Guilford County to the Deep River/WEST side?
Read more: Are 1,4-Dioxane discharges moving from the EAST side of Guilford County to the Deep River/WEST side?At a March 2025 meeting, the NPDES permitting chief reported on North Carolina’s alarming 1,4 Dioxane contamination levels, particularly in the Piedmont Triad region, which have increased amid concerns over industrial pollution. Poor communication and lack of monitoring by local authorities have left residents uninformed about serious water quality issues.
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HIGH POINT EASTSIDE WWTP Water Violations; NPDES permit expired since 2018
Read more: HIGH POINT EASTSIDE WWTP Water Violations; NPDES permit expired since 2018In March 2023, residents submitted public comments on the Eastside Treatment Plant’s Air Emissions Permit. The permit was renewed in May 2023 for four years. An error in reporting pollutants resulted in significant increases in various toxic emissions. The plant also faced ongoing violations, fines, and noncompliance issues, highlighting major environmental concerns and public health…
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High Point tests find 546,000 ppb of 1,4 DIOXANE in CINTAS water discharge to Eastside WWTP
Read more: High Point tests find 546,000 ppb of 1,4 DIOXANE in CINTAS water discharge to Eastside WWTPThe City of High Point’s 2024 water Pretreatment Report reveals alarming 1,4 Dioxane levels for CINTAS Corp. and INNOSPEC Chemicals.
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Eastside WWTP discharges/outfalls/effluents to Deep River
Read more: Eastside WWTP discharges/outfalls/effluents to Deep RiverEastside Wastewater Treatment Plant discharges/outfalls/effluents to DEEP RIVER: Eastside WWTP, 5898 Riverdale Drive, Jamestown, Guilford County NC discharges/outfalls/effluents to Deep River and Richland Creek at two outfalls in Guilford County. Richland Creek flows into Deep River at the Eastside WWTP. Deep River is dammed to create Randleman Lake and Reservoir in Randolph County, NC. Randleman…
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BROWNFIELDS & HAZARDOUS SITES, CONTAMINANT SOURCES & SITES, EASTSIDE WWTP, Local Government, PERMITS & VIOLATIONS, PFAS, 1,4 DIOXANE, VOCs, PTRWA/RANDLEMAN LAKE, SEABOARD/HIGH POINT LANDFILL, WATER QUALITY, WATER TEST RESULTS1,4 DIOXANE: Levels INCREASED in 2023 at Eastside WWTP; regional DWR tells different story to NC commission
Read more: 1,4 DIOXANE: Levels INCREASED in 2023 at Eastside WWTP; regional DWR tells different story to NC commissionLevels of 1,4 Dioxane are on the rise in the Richland Creek/Deep River/Eastside water system, the drinking water supply for Randleman Lake and, ultimately, Jamestown and parts of Greensboro, Randolph County and High Point. Incoming wastewater samples from companies that discharge to Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant tested higher for 1,4 Dioxane as evidenced in Eastside’s…
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