Record #:

33473

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Groundwater levels in some areas of the North Carolina Coastal Plain have been lowered by over one-hundred feet since the turn of the century, according to a report by the United States Geological Survey. The area studied by this report is centered around the cities of Kinston and Greenville.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 242, Mar 1987, p5-6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Groundwater--North Carolina; Water-supply--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

34183

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The United States Geological Survey recently released two reports on groundwater quality studies conducted at the United States Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina. The studies were undertaken in response to the increasing water supply needs of the Air Station and the potential for contamination of the Castle Hayne aquifer by waste disposal and spills. A summary of the results is provided in this article.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 266, Nov/Dec 1990, p7-8 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Geological surveys; Groundwater--North Carolina; Water supply; Hazardous waste sites

Record #:

34079

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

There are approximately 222,000 underground storage tanks in North Carolina, thirty-six-percent of which are at risk of failing and leaking their contents into the surrounding earth, threatening to contaminate groundwater. Cleanup of some major pollution incidents may be paid for by a federal trust fund established through Superfund legislation.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 252, Aug 1988, p5-6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Underground storage tanks--Laws and legislation; Groundwater--North Carolina; Water, Underground--Pollution

Record #:

25610

Author(s):

Reid, Dee

Abstract:

In Scotland County, overused and abandoned underground gas tanks have been leaking gasoline into the groundwater. Officials found that wells serving 60 families – nearly every household in the county -- were tainted with unsafe levels of ethylene dibromide.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 3, February 15-28 1985, p1, 4-5, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Groundwater--North Carolina; Groundwater--Pollution