Slocum Creek in Havelock and N.C. Highway 11 boat ramp in Kinston failed to meet recreational water-quality standards on the lower Neuse, but there’s another problem plaguing local waterways this week: fish kills. In the past week, environmental nonprofit Sound Rivers has […]
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Only one site on the lower Neuse failed to meet recreational water-quality standards this week: Slocum Creek in Havelock. The waterway has failed the Swim Guide test 11 out of 13 times since Memorial Day, leading to an investigation into the source
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In accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215.1C, the following news release has been prepared and issued to the media in Craven County. On July 20, 2023, the City of Havelock issued a notification indicating a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) on July
Slocum Creek in Havelock continues to be plagued by water-quality problems. For an eighth week running, water sampled from the site has failed to meet state and federal recreational water-quality standards. All other Lower Neuse sites tested weekly for the Swim Guide
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All sites on the lower Neuse River passed the Swim Guide test this week, save one: Slocum Creek in Havelock. For seven weeks, water sampled from the site has failed to meet state and federal recreational water-quality standards — sometimes spectacularly. The
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Only one site failed the Swim Guide test this week, so it’s safe to swim on the lower Neuse this Fourth of July weekend. Slocum Creek failed for a fifth week in a row. “We’re glad that the lack of rainfall has
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