City Of Greenboro: City Reports High 1,4- Dioxane Discharge To South Buffalo Creek

Press release from the City of Greensboro:

11/09/2021 8:30 AM

On November 3, the City’s T.Z. Osborne Water Reclamation Facility had a high discharge of 1,4-Dioxane to South Buffalo creek, a tributary of the Cape Fear River basin. This concentration of approximately 767 micrograms per liter of 1,4-Dioxane exceeded the City’s Special Order by Consent (SOC) compliance value of 45 micrograms per liter. City staff has notified and is in coordination with the NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and downstream utilities, and is actively investigating possible sources of the substance.

This discharge does not affect Greensboro’s drinking water quality. 

For more information about Greensboro’s 1,4-Dioxane Updates visit this website.

Questions? Call Elijah Williams at 336-373-4632. 

On November 3, the City’s T.Z. Osborne Water Reclamation Facility had a high discharge of 1,4-Dioxane to South Buffalo creek, a tributary of the Cape Fear River basin. This concentration of approximately 767 micrograms per liter of 1,4-Dioxane exceeded the City’s Special Order by Consent (SOC) compliance value of 45 micrograms per liter. City staff has notified and is in coordination with the NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and downstream utilities, and is actively investigating possible sources of the substance.

This discharge does not affect Greensboro’s drinking water quality. 

For more information about Greensboro’s 1,4-Dioxane Updates visit this website.

Questions? Call Elijah Williams at 336-373-4632. 

This press release was produced by the City of Greensboro. The views expressed here are the author’s own.