John Nicholson Chief Deputy Secretary | North Carolina Department Of Environmental Quality
John Nicholson Chief Deputy Secretary | North Carolina Department Of Environmental Quality
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources (DWR) has been notified of an animal waste spill affecting Carltons Mill Run creek in Duplin County.
Earlier this week, DWR staff were informed about a spill from C&J Finishers farm, located on Carrolls Road near Warsaw. The incident involved a broken irrigation hydrant that led to an estimated 95,000 gallons of waste reaching an unnamed tributary of Carltons Mill Run, which flows toward Stewarts Creek. The spill started on March 4 and continued until early March 5.
The permittee managed to contain and remove the waste from the affected stream. DWR staff have collected samples to assess further impacts and confirmed there are no public drinking water system intakes in the impacted area.
DWR will keep monitoring water quality in the region. Information regarding future actions taken as a result of the spill will be available in the permit file on Laserfiche.
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