RANDLEMAN LAKE: In 1997, the NCDEQ said making contaminated Deep River /Randleman Lake a drinking water supply VIOLATED water quality standards The creation of Randleman Lake in the 1990s faced strong opposition due to concerns about water quality. Documents reveal warnings from the NC Division of Water Quality regarding PHOSPHORUS levels and...

In April 2024, #jamestowNC residents uncovered 1990s meeting notes in which #Northcarolina #DEQ staffers stated that damming #DeepRiver (a hundred-yr-old #furniture, #chemical & #textile mfg #waste stream) to create a #drinkingwater reservoir for #Greensboro & #guilfordcounty was a #BADIDEA.