Jamestown, Archdale, Trinity, and parts of Greensboro, High Point and Randolph County have been using, paying for, drinking, bathing in and washing veggies in finished water from Randleman Lake in Randolph County since 2010. If you weren’t aware of that, you’re not alone. We only found out about a month ago. If you live in Guilford County, the only thing more difficult than finding out exactly what lake and water treatment plant your water comes is finding out what’s in it. THIS POST may help decipher the contractual arrangement PTRWA has with local towns.

From the 1990s – Public Comments and news clippings from the draft Environmental Impact Statement for Randleman Reservoir have been uploaded to this slideshow (swipe left or tap the arrows). Citizens’ biggest concerns: The chemicals and contaminants coming from Eastside Sewer/Wastewater Plant, and Seaboard Chemical Dump/High Point Landfill, both located on Riverdale Drive in Jamestown 27282:

Here are some of the responses to the Public Comments:

This is the December 2000 Final Environmental Impact Statement for Randleman Lake/Dam. Scroll up within the pane to view.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality knew this was a bad idea and said so:

PTRWA is now seeking funding in the amount of $120 million to install filtration technology capable of removing PFAS and 1,4-Dioxane.

[NOTE: Go HERE for a list of the most recent reporting on the Seaboard/High Point Landfill site, including the Responsible Parties who are still on the hook for the groundwater and soil remediation, and the Trust Fund that was established to pay for it. As of this date, July 19, 2025, the Seaboard/High Point Landfill site remains unmediated, contaminated, is leaking a lengthy list of chemicals, VOCs and 1,4-Dioxane into Deep River, and methane gas into the air.]