The quality of water (click here) for downstream communities like Fayetteville and Wilmington is at risk while Jordan Lake remains polluted. For example, researchers at UNC-Wilmington have found blue-green
algae, or toxic cyanobacteria, more than 300 times the levels considered safe by the World Health Organization in the Cape Fear River, which flows downstream from Jordan Lake.
I mean McCrory just can't seem to stop toxic Duke Energy sludge and he can't seem to clean up Jordan Lake for consumers that rely on it for drinking water. I doubt the President of the NC Senate ever gave water quality a thought.
Then again with Jordan Lake connected to all these lands in NC, it really should be a worry for everyone. The federal agencies have done their job in assessing the poor water quality. It really is up to the state to 'get on board' with making things better. Somehow with the toxic sludge problem and the lack of stewardship of the state, it is understandable how Jordan Lake never gets attention.
algae, or toxic cyanobacteria, more than 300 times the levels considered safe by the World Health Organization in the Cape Fear River, which flows downstream from Jordan Lake.
I mean McCrory just can't seem to stop toxic Duke Energy sludge and he can't seem to clean up Jordan Lake for consumers that rely on it for drinking water. I doubt the President of the NC Senate ever gave water quality a thought.
Then again with Jordan Lake connected to all these lands in NC, it really should be a worry for everyone. The federal agencies have done their job in assessing the poor water quality. It really is up to the state to 'get on board' with making things better. Somehow with the toxic sludge problem and the lack of stewardship of the state, it is understandable how Jordan Lake never gets attention.
Drainage areas Location (square miles) Haw River at US 64 near Pittsboro, NC -------------------- 1,296 (click here) Haw River at B. Everett Jordan Dam ----------------------- 1,690 Deep River at Moncure, NC -------------------------------- 1,434 Deep River at mouth near Haywood, NC --------------------- 1,441 Cape Fear River at Lillington, NC ------------------------ 3,464 Cape Fear River at Fayetteville, NC ---------------------- 4,395 Cape Fear River at William O. Huske Lock and Dam No. 3---- 4,852 Cape Fear River at Lock and Dam No. 2 -------------------- 5,017 Cape Fear River at Lock and Dam No. 1 -------------------- 5,255 Cape Fear River at Brunswick River at Wilmington, NC ----- 8,760 Cape Fear River at Mouth --------------------------------- 9,140
