Press Releases
Additional GenX discharge at Chemours facility identified and stopped
RALEIGH – Officials with the N.C.
State officials confirm water quality in Catawba County returning to normal conditions a week after waste spill
RALEIGH – Officials with the N.C.
DEQ establishes performance standards for Duke Energy's water filtration systems
RALEIGH – Officials with the N.C.
State officials responding to manure spill in Catawba County
Officials with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality are testing water quality in Pott Creek northwest of Lincolnton after 200,000 gallons of manure spilled into the waterway earlier this week.
State urges public to avoid algal blooms in two western N.C. lakes
Officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources are urging people to avoid contact with algal blooms that have been identified at Waterville Lake in Haywood County and the Tuckasegee arm of Fontana Lake in Swain County.
DEQ verifies Chemours has stopped discharging GenX wastewater
Staff with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality today inspected Chemours’ Fayetteville facility and verified that the company is containing wastewater from the byproduct GenX, preventing the unregulated chemical compound from discharging into the Cape Fear River.
State urges public to avoid algal blooms in Chowan River area
Officials with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality are urging the public to avoid contact with green or blue water in the Chowan River due to an algal bloom that has lingered in the area since June 12.
State moving forward with GenX investigation
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Secretary Michael S. Regan made the following statement Tuesday after Chemours’ announcement regarding GenX:
DEQ starting water quality sampling for GenX in Cape Fear River
Staff with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will sample the water in the Cape Fear River for an unregulated chemical compound known as GenX starting today and continuing Thursday.
Durham sewage spill contained, pipe replaced
Officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources announced today that the location of a failed pipe segment that caused a June 13 wastewater spill in Durham County has been identified and repaired. The repair was completed Wednesday.
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