Why did it take the FEDs and EPA? We pay state taxes for DENR, DIVISION of WATER QUALITY, NCEEP, and the CLEAN WATER MANAGEMENT TRUST FUND. Contamination was discovered in 2005, right? I want to know SPECIFICALLY what divisions of DENR were involved in the clean-up, how it spread instead of being contained? And what if any 'grants' were involved? WRAL doesn't say the name of the company. WHY? What's wrong with NC and the ability to follow basic reporting WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and HOW? Why did WRAL hide the name(s)?

This is terrible for those residents AND their prop. values. Will be facing this soon when we're "dumped on" by gas drilling.

themacs wrote; "It is amazing to me that some individuals are comfortable spouting wishes backed by opinions as though they are facts. Reasonable people can disagree about whether the costs of EPA regulations have outweighed the benefits. But it is an arrogant display of ignorance and/or dishonesty to say that the EPA has not produced concrete, measurable benefits.

If you have to bluster or lie in order to make a point, perhaps it is time to re-think your position.".

EXACTLY!!!!! This is one of the best posts ever written on the WRAL GOLO site. Thank you for your contribution. It explains so clearly how and why the right wing activists have been driving intelligent people away from the GOP these days. It's a real shame.

As I'm watching the news with a tall glass of ice water this comes on .... fortunately I'm in Wakefield and its not from a well. But for a few moments I was pretty freaked out.

"It is becoming more and more evident daily that the government. not God wants to be your source for drinking water."

Is God going to monitor the wells and stop corporations from polluting our waters?

"AND tested regularly by someone outside of the EPA."

Like who? A "for profit" LLC?

"Better check for PCBs which were used in transformers!"

Isn't that whats polluted Lake Crabtree? Dumped by another industry that the GOP wants to deregulate.....

It is amazing to me that some individuals are comfortable spouting wishes backed by opinions as though they are facts. Reasonable people can disagree about whether the costs of EPA regulations have outweighed the benefits. But it is an arrogant display of ignorance and/or dishonesty to say that the EPA has not produced concrete, measurable benefits.

If you have to bluster or lie in order to make a point, perhaps it is time to re-think your position.

"The biggest contaminant in Stony Hills is probably the EPA."

Sigh.....

" If I owned there, first I would accept nothing from the government, then I would hire an independent agency to run tests on my well. Then I would make a decision based on that as to my next step."

LOL what choices would you have......play Russian roulette with your health or get Gov. water......

" The last thing a homeowner wants is dependency on his government for any of the three essentials of life."

yeah clean safe water food and air are just hellish!

" It is becoming more and more evident daily that the government. not God wants to be your source for drinking water."

God???? You think God makes it rain??? I wonder what the West did to so annoy him this year......

" The price of a gallon of government controlled water is going to rival the price of a gallon of gas"

LOL try getting private water cheaper........

If I were drinking well water.... it would already be filtered AND tested regularly by someone outside of the EPA. Deep wells are also far less likely to become contaminated. Well water has been used safely for centuries.... but you have to keep up with the times.

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