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As state legislators further cripple NC’s water protections, SELC petitions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take over
Read more: As state legislators further cripple NC’s water protections, SELC petitions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take overThe Southern Environmental Law Center has filed a petition on behalf of community groups to urge the EPA to revoke North Carolina’s authority to regulate water pollution due to legislative actions hindering water protection efforts. The state legislature’s actions have weakened water pollution permits, underfunded the Department of Environmental Quality, and limited public participation in…
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AIR QUALITY, ALBERDINGK-BOLEY SPILLS, CONTAMINANT SOURCES & SITES, Local Government, PERMITS & VIOLATIONS, PUBLIC COMMENTSAlberdingk Boley is emitting Carbon Monoxide, Arsenic, Lead, VOCs, Styrene, Xylene, Sulfur Dioxide, Chromium, Glycol Ethers, Nitrogen Oxide & more into our air
Read more: Alberdingk Boley is emitting Carbon Monoxide, Arsenic, Lead, VOCs, Styrene, Xylene, Sulfur Dioxide, Chromium, Glycol Ethers, Nitrogen Oxide & more into our airAlberdingk Boley seeks an 8-year air emissions permit renewal, raising concerns about increased hazardous pollutants impacting local residents. Addressing zoning irregularities and water stream misclassification, the company’s air emission sources and detailed emissions are also highlighted, raising public awareness and scrutiny of their environmental impact. Public comments are awaited before the permit is finalized.
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AIR QUALITY, BROWNFIELDS & HAZARDOUS SITES, CONTAMINANT SOURCES & SITES, Local Government, PERMITS & VIOLATIONS, WATER QUALITYUNIVAR Groundwater reports show same contaminants as 109 Main Street & underground “plume”
Read more: UNIVAR Groundwater reports show same contaminants as 109 Main Street & underground “plume”Groundwater and air testing reports from the contaminated properties at Main Street and Oakdale Road in Jamestown reveal high levels of VOCs at 109 E. Main Street and contamination at the UNIVAR Chemical Company site. The NC DEQ responded by taking the Deep River “offline” so this stressed drinking water supply stream is not reflected…
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TCE/Chromium site at W. Gate City & MacKay Rd. is for sale; Long-neglected site has a “One Metals Drive, Greensboro” address, drains to Bull Run
Read more: TCE/Chromium site at W. Gate City & MacKay Rd. is for sale; Long-neglected site has a “One Metals Drive, Greensboro” address, drains to Bull RunA Martinsville, Va. company called Lester Properties is selling an 18-acre contaminated site on Metals Drive in Jamestown NC. Despite soil and groundwater contamination and its location in a protected watershed, it’s zoned for industrial use. Surrounding areas, including residential neighborhoods, face contamination risks from nearby hazardous sites. TCE and chromium, both carcinogenic, have been…
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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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Local Government, OAKDALE at Harvey Road, PERMITS & VIOLATIONS, PUBLIC COMMENTS, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTSNCDEQ revised 401 permit to LIMIT negative impacts on Randleman waterbody; a Jamestown planner UNDID it
Read more: NCDEQ revised 401 permit to LIMIT negative impacts on Randleman waterbody; a Jamestown planner UNDID itThe Winston Salem Regional Office resubmitted a revised 401 water quality permit for the Oakdale Forest development, referencing the correct Randleman Watershed Rules this time, but Jamestown town planner Anna Hawryluk granted an exception allowing the developer to impact 19,506 square feet of the Randleman Lake Watershed. The State of North Carolina’s Winston Division of…
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CONTAMINANT SOURCES & SITES, Local Government, PERMITS & VIOLATIONS, RANDLEMAN WATERSHED RULES, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, STORMWATER, WATER QUALITYTHE MAP: Data on our waterways is so outdated, zoning so confusing, we had to make our own map
Read more: THE MAP: Data on our waterways is so outdated, zoning so confusing, we had to make our own mapJamestown faces environmental challenges with pollutant discharges into rivers and outdated permits. The town’s stormwater management plan was rejected by the North Carolina Dept of Environmental Quality. Floodplain maps have not been updated since 2008, even though parts of the town flood during heavy rain events. Efforts by residents to obtain information on water quality,…
