Source: WUNC, 8/31/21


The Haw River provides drinking water for Pittsboro. PFAS and 1,4 dioxane have been found in its waters. A regular review of North Carolina's water quality standards has environmentalists and state regulators at odds over how to classify waterways, and protect residents from potentially harmful chemicals. Every three years, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality reviews and updates water quality standards across North Carolina.

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