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Pittsboro officials say the town plans to sue Apollo Chemical, a Burlington company, for repeatedly discharging a hazardous chemical into its drinking water supply.

Pittsboro plans to sue Apollo Chemical for drinking water contamination

Pittsboro is encouraging residents to conserve water after the City of Burlington detected a spike of 1,4-dioxane in its discharge upstream on the Haw River.

Dangerous chemicals released into Haw River from Burlington threatens drinking water for downstream communities

Contamination threatens drinking water drawn from Haw River

Elevated 1,4 dioxane levels have been detected in the Haw River, prompting Burlington and Pittsboro to warn residents against drinking untreated water.

THE STUDENT BEHIND THE THREAT IS NO LONGER ENROLL. PITTSBORO IS URGING RESIDENTS TO CONSERVE THEIR WATER AFTER THE CITY OF BURLINGTON DETECTED A SPIKE IN A DANGEROUS CHEMICAL THAT IS DRIFTING DOWNSTREAM IN THE WHOLE RIVER. WRAL'S CLIMATE REPORTER LIZ MCLAUGHLIN HAS MORE ON THE CONTAMINATION. >> THE CITY OF BURLINGTON HAS REPORTED HIGH LEVELS OF 1, 4, DIOXANE IN ITS WASTEWATER DISCHARGE TO THE HALL RIVER THREATENING DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES. ONE FOR DOG SAYING IS AN INDUSTRIAL SOLVENT. MORE OR >> A BYPRODUCT OF MANUFACTURE OF VARIOUS CHEMICALS IT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE A A HAVE HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS. IT AT CERTAIN LEVELS. >> BOB PATTERSON IS THE WATER RESOURCES DIRECTOR OF BURLINGTON. HE SAYS THE CITY'S RECENTLY STARTED RAMPING UP ITS TESTING AND HE'S DISCOVERED MULTIPLE SLUGS OF ONE FOR DIOXIDE OVER THE PAST YEAR. BURLINGTON OFFICIALS HAVE IDENTIFIED APOLLO CHEMICAL AS THE POTENTIAL SOURCE OF THE SPIKE AND ORDERED THE COMPANY TO TEMPORARILY SEIZE PRODUCTION HOUR. WE'RE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMPANY TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. >> WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF ISSUING THEM A PRE TREATMENT PERMIT WHILE THE TOWN OF PITTSBORO AWAITS TEST RESULTS, IT'S MINIMIZE THE WATER. IT IS DRAWING FROM THE HALL RIVER AND ASKED RESIDENTS TO CONSERVE WATER. >> UNFORTUNATELY, NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN A HOT SPOT FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTAMINANTS AS A WHOLE. EMILY SUTTON IS THE HALL RIVER KEEPER AND HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR MORE REGULATION OF ONE FOR DIOXIN, INCLUDING LIMITING DISCHARGE PERMITS TO THE EPA HEALTH ADVISORY LEVEL OF 35 PARTS PER BILLION. SO THERE'S A LOT OF LITIGATION HAPPENING RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO GET THAT STANDARD PUT BACK INTO PLACE AND GET PUT ON PERMITS. >> AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WAITING TO SEE. >> NOW, BURLINGTON IS WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO REQUIRE APOLLO CHEMICAL TO TEST AND NOTIFY WOULD LEVELS ARE HIGH AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO MINIMIZE CHEMICAL LIZ MCLAUGHLIN, WRAL NEWS, BURLINGTON. >> NOW PITTSBORO RESIDENTS. YOU CAN GET DRINKING WATER FOR FREE FROM CHATHAM MARKETPLACE. THE WATER HAS BEEN TREATED WITH A REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM.

Pittsboro officials received additional test results Tuesday showing the concentration of an industrial chemical has dipped below the EPA's health advisory level and is decreasing. A discharge of 1,4-dioxane was released into the Haw River from a Burlington municipal wastewater treatment plant on Sept. 14.

Tests show lower levels of 1,4-dioxane in Pittsboro water supply

Haw River

A release of a chemical called 1,4 dioxane happened in the Haw River near Burlington. Pittsboro, which is 30 miles away, uses the Haw River for its drinking water.

<p>ARE LIKELY CONNECTED, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO CONFIRM THAT. IN CHATHAM COUNTY, A TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE NEAR THE TOWN OF PITTSBORO HAS PUSH LEADERS THERE TO OFFER FILTERED WATER TO RESIDENTS. WRAL REPORTER LIZ MCLAUGHLIN JOINS US IN THE STUDIO FOR THIS TO LEWIS. HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN A PROBLEM? &gt;&gt; WELL, A HIGH LEVELS OF ONE FOR DIOXIN AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL AND PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN WERE RELEASED FROM A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN THE CITY OF BURLINGTON ON SEPTEMBER 14TH. BUT THE RESULTS WERE DELIVERED UNTIL MORE THAN A WEEK LATER. TESTS SHOWED LEVELS OF ONE FOR DIOXIN AS MUCH AS 1300 TIMES GREATER THAN THE HEALTH ADVISORY GOAL SET BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, TRADITIONAL WITH DRINKING WATER PLANTS CAN'T REMOVE THE CHEMICALS AND UPGRADE WOULD COST TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE SLUG OF ONE FOR DIOXIN WAS DISCHARGED INTO THE HALL RIVER, A DRINKING WATER SUPPLY FOR NEARLY 1 MILLION PEOPLE. THE TOWN OF PITTSBORO ZINN TAKE ABOUT 30 MILES DOWNSTREAM OF BURLINGTON. IT'S THE SECOND TIME IN JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT THE CITY OF BURLINGTON HAS CONTAMINATED PITTSBORO IS DRINKING WATER SUPPLY. BURLINGTON HAS RAMPED UP TESTING AFTER A RECENT SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND HAN RIVER ASSEMBLY REQUIRING COMPANIES TO BETTER TRACK AND CONTROL FOREVER. CHEMICALS ALSO KNOWN AS P FAST. &gt;&gt; THE CITY OF BURLINGTON HAS EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO INVESTIGATE. ONE PART OXYGEN BECAUSE WE JUST DID IT FOR PEACE. ASK THE THEY HAVE THE TOOLS TO REGULATE THEIR INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE. JURORS THROUGH THEIR PRE TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR THOSE PERMITS. AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THEY WILL USE THAT SAME INVESTIGATION PROCESSED TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCES OF LITTLE PRODUCTION WITHIN THEIR SYSTEM. &gt;&gt; BURLINGTON'S WATER RESOURCES DIRECTOR SAYS A CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER IN THE AREA IS THE SUSPECTED SOURCE AND HAS MET WITH MANAGEMENT STAFF PLANS TO SAMPLE IN TESS DALY FROM THAT SOURCE. INVESTIGATE OTHER MANUFACTURING SEWER OUTFALLS A SAMPLE FROM BURLINGTON'S WASTEWATER PLANT ON FRIDAY WAS RUSHED, TESTED. AND THE RESULTS TODAY SHOW A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THOSE CHEMICAL LEVELS. OFFICIALS WITH THE TOWN OF PITTSBORO SAY DRINKING WATER. TEST RESULTS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. &gt;&gt; ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LIZ AND ASKED TESTING CONTINUES PITTSBORO WATER CUSTOMERS AND AQUA AMERICA INC E CUSTOMERS CAN RECEIVE FREE FILTERED WATER FROM CHATHAM MARKETPLACE. YOU'RE ENCOURAGED TO BRING YOUR OWN CONTAINERS AND USE THE CODE</p>

Toxic chemical found in Pittsboro drinking water

Burlington officials are investigating the source of industrial chemical contamination after discharges from a Burlington wastewater treatment plant into the Haw River, a drinking water source for nearly 1 million North Carolinians.

Apollo Chemical is suspected source of 1,4-dioxane pollution in Haw River

On Tuesday night, Pittsboro town leaders explained their decision to file a lawsuit against multiple chemical companies.

Town of Pittsboro files lawsuit against chemical companies for water contamination

Almost two weeks after an alert that a potentially cancer-causing agent was released into the Haw River, Pittsboro water customers are still waiting to be sure their water is safe to drink.

ASSAULTED A WOMAN. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL POLICE R ON NOVEMBER 8th, GREENSBORO WARNED COMMUNITIES ABOUT A LACK LOCK. >> Reporter: NOVEMBER 11th, IT APPEARED THE DISCHARMING PASSED WITHOUT MAKING IT INTO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THEY REGULARLY TEST THE WASTE BOTTLED WATER AND RESULTS SHOWED 7 767 MICROGRAMS PER SYSTEMATIC. HE SAID THE MINIMIZE WILL WITHDRAW FROM THE RIVER AND THEY WILL GET GET WATER FOR FREE. >> IT'S A BIT INCONVENIENT. >> TELLY ALSO LOADS UP ON STORE- BROUGHT WATER. >> PEOPLE ARE PICKING UP AND I HOPE THAT INSPIRES LEADERSHIP TO GO AFTER THE COURSE OFFENSE PROBLEM. >> THE SPOTTY SHOWERS TOLD ME THE TOWN IS TESTING FROM THE RIVER AND THE PLANT EVERY DAY. HE HOPES THE NEXT BATCH OF REPORTS SOMEHOWS A DOWNWARD TREND.

Pittsboro customers turn to bottled water

More than two weeks after the first warning that a potentially cancer-causing chemical was in the Haw River, tests in Pittsboro found more than double the amount considered safe.

While levels of carcinogen exceed EPA standard, Pittsboro will provide filtered water for free

Pittsboro water samples raise concern

A week after a contamination scare, raw water samples near Pittsboro show an uptick in a chemical that potentially causes cancer.

Water samples near Pittsboro show uptick in potentially cancer-causing chemical 

Residents were meeting Wednesday night to talk about the safety of Pittsboro's drinking water after tests showed the town's water contained high levels of a cancer-causing chemical weeks before anyone knew about it.

Unregulated chemicals released into Haw River in Greensboro area, flow downstream into Pittsboro water

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First responders rescued a kayaker Friday evening who was stranded on the Haw River.