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  • NCDEQ: High Point Eastside WWTP outfalls to Deep River in ‘CRITICAL WATER SUPPLY’ area
    EASTSIDE WWTP, RANDLEMAN WATERSHED RULES, WATER QUALITY

    NCDEQ: High Point Eastside WWTP outfalls to Deep River in ‘CRITICAL WATER SUPPLY’ area

    Read more: NCDEQ: High Point Eastside WWTP outfalls to Deep River in ‘CRITICAL WATER SUPPLY’ area

    Eastside WWTP in Jamestown North Carolina is applying for a permit to increase [treated water] “production” from 26 MGD (million gallons of water per day) to 32 MGD – it has so many violations we had to write a blog post to list them all.

  • NC Open Government Coalition to Jamestown: ‘Public Records are the Property of the People’
    DR HORTON/Johnson Farm, Local Government

    NC Open Government Coalition to Jamestown: ‘Public Records are the Property of the People’

    Read more: NC Open Government Coalition to Jamestown: ‘Public Records are the Property of the People’

    Letter from P. Brooks Fuller, J.D., Ph.D. and Director of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition to Jamestown town manager re Public Records:

  • Shortcut: Link to 1990s Public Comments re the creation of Randleman lake as a Water Supply
    EASTSIDE WWTP, PTRWA/RANDLEMAN LAKE, PUBLIC COMMENTS, SEABOARD/HIGH POINT LANDFILL

    Shortcut: Link to 1990s Public Comments re the creation of Randleman lake as a Water Supply

    Read more: Shortcut: Link to 1990s Public Comments re the creation of Randleman lake as a Water Supply

    The 1990s saw much public concern about the idea of damming Deep River, an industrial discharge waterdump for decades, in order to create a drinking water source for Guilford County. Environmentalists, engineers, doctors and private citizens expressed grave concerns about the effect of decades of contaminants from Eastside WWTP, Seaboard Chemical, High Point Landfill and…

  • Brownfield application approved in 2021 for 28-acre site at Wendover & Guilford College Road
    BROWNFIELDS & HAZARDOUS SITES

    Brownfield application approved in 2021 for 28-acre site at Wendover & Guilford College Road

    Read more: Brownfield application approved in 2021 for 28-acre site at Wendover & Guilford College Road

    A 28-acre Brownfield site in Jamestown, NC, known as “Red Rock Trailer Park,” is slated for redevelopment into a high-density residential/commercial project. Despite state approval in July 2021, further assessment and inspection are required before development can proceed. The Brownfields program aims to facilitate the reuse of such environmentally compromised properties.

  • Golf/Parks+Rec loss grew to $1.28M in FY 2024-25
    Golf+Parks, TAXES & BUDGET

    Golf/Parks+Rec loss grew to $1.28M in FY 2024-25

    Read more: Golf/Parks+Rec loss grew to $1.28M in FY 2024-25

    On August 26, 2025, I sent an email to Jamestown’s finance director requesting a statement of golf/recreation revenue and expenditures for the fourth quarter (April-June 2025) of the fiscal year just ended, and a copy of the town’s chart of accounts (because I was unable to find those documents on the town’s website, in town…

  • D.R. HORTON: The big dust cloud in the middle of town
    AIR QUALITY, DR HORTON/Johnson Farm

    D.R. HORTON: The big dust cloud in the middle of town

    Read more: D.R. HORTON: The big dust cloud in the middle of town

    Developer D.R. Horton is clear-cutting 467 acres of forestland in Jamestown to build 1,500 homes.

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  • Final Report: Jamestown Community Air Quality Project, Nov 2024 – April 2026

  • DRRK receives grant for Deep River water testing & restoration plan; ‘State of the River’ event is Nov. 18

  • Guilford County to host forum for water well owners on Sept 22nd

  • Report a Problem: Jamestown’s enforceable Code Ordinances – where to find them, who to call

  • Planning for concrete plant at MacKay/Gate City Blvd began in Sept 2024

  • About last night…

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  • Results: Groundwater, Soil, Surface Water tests at proposed concrete plant site

  • PUBLIC COMMENTS NEEDED re: DR Horton/ Kinsley 401 application impacts to BULL RUN

  • Jamestown’s 2026 FLOODPLAIN MAP will be finalized August 21, 2026


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