An upstream wastewater facility released record levels of a toxic chemical into the drinking water supply of the tri-county ...

Levels of the compound believed to be a human carcinogen at the Asheboro wastewater treatment plant far exceeded national limits in late January.

On November 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) determined that 1,4-dioxane presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health under ...

DEQ detected elevated levels of 1,4-dioxane in a sample collected on January 24 from the City of Asheboro’s wastewater ...

The Asheboro Wastewater Treatment Plant's 1,4-dioxane discharge reached 3,520 parts per billion—more than 10,000 times the chemical’s cancer risk threshold.

Tests released February 7 by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) show that Asheboro has dumped extremely high ...

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DEQ is also monitoring wastewater plants in Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, and Reidsville, where some progress has been made in reducing contamination.

This story was updated at 9:45 a.m. on Jan. 25 to reflect public statements from the Town of Pittsboro. Wastewater leaving a City of Burlington treatment plant contained 545 parts per billion of a ...