Thursday, November 9, 2023

DEQ to Hold Community Meeting about Private Well Sampling Near Sampson County Landfill

Roseboro, NC
Nov 9, 2023

RALEIGH –The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a community information meeting on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at Roseboro-Salemburg Middle School Gym/Auditorium in Roseboro.

DEQ will share updates on the sampling of private drinking water wells in neighborhoods near the Sampson County landfill for PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.  Staff will be available to answer questions from the public about these efforts.

When:        Thursday, November 16 at 6 p.m.

Where:      Roseboro-Salemburg Middle School 
                    305 West Pleasant Street, Roseboro, NC 28382

Speaker sign-up will be available upon arrival at the meeting.

For more information on PFAS in North Carolina and the Department’s Actions Strategy for PFAS, visit DEQ’s Understanding PFAS page.