UPDATE JUNE 14, 2024 – NOTE: Go HERE to view our spreadsheet of 1,4-Dioxane water test results.
North Carolina’s drinking water and surface waters have the third highest levels of 1,4 Dioxane in the entire country, and Guilford County has the highest in the State of North Carolina, according to a study conducted by students at UNC-Chapel Hill. Of 61 counties surveyed, 43 counties had groundwater concentrations of 1,4-Dioxane, and Guilford County had the highest levels of all. (Listen to the podcast HERE.) The group said the number one source for 1,4 Dioxane contamination is landfills, especially Construction & Demolition landfills, and industrial dischargers.
A list of local industrial polluters, landfills and manufacturing facilities is HERE.
Following is a compilation of 1,4-Dioxane related images from various reports, conversations, records and posts:
In August 2023, the EPA and NCDEQ began requiring PFAS sampling of PTRWA/Randleman Lake. This is from water samples taken at PTRWA in 2022:
