One site in the Neuse watershed failed to meet recreational water-quality standards this week: Slocum Creek (Havelock) failed. “Most of our sampled sites passed this week, with only a few not meeting the water-quality standards. We recommend being cautious at the sites […]
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Upper Neuse Every site in the Upper Neuse and Tar-Pamlico watershed passed the Swim Guide test this week — a sign of good water quality at recreational sites throughout the upper river basins. Lower Neuse All recreational sites tested in the Lower
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Upper Neuse All sites on the Upper Neuse were cleared again this week! Get out there and enjoy the local waters! Lower Neuse The Lower Neuse had two of 14 sites on the Lower Neuse failed this week: Bridgeton and Rice Creek
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Upper Neuse Smithfield Town Commons and Neuse Golf Club failed their Swim Guide tests this week. Take precautions if recreating at these sites. All other sites were good to go! Lower Neuse The Lower Neuse had seven of 17 sites on the
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Upper Neuse Smithfield Town Commons failed its Swim Guide test this week. Take precautions if recreating at this site. All other sites were good to go! Lower Neuse Of the samples taken on the Lower Neuse this week, three failed: Midyette Street,
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Swim Guide testing was canceled at all sites in the Raleigh, Smithfield and Clayton areas because of Tropical Storm Elsa. It just wasn’t safe to send our water-quality intern out into the storm to do the regular Thursday sampling. But it’s safe
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Looking good out there – all sites in the Lower Neuse and the Tar-Pamlico passed this week. Good news, just in time for the holiday weekend! Of course, excessive rain could change that and these samples were all taken on Thursday …
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Four sites in the Upper Neuse/upper Tar-Pamlico watersheds tested at levels unsafe for recreation, according to state and federal standards: Buffaloe Road, Anderson Point, Clayton River Walk and Smithfield Town Commons. Seven sites in the Lower Neuse tested positive for E. coli at levels
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All sites in the Upper Neuse/upper Tar-Pamlico watersheds tested at levels safe for recreation, according to state and federal standards. Three sites in the Lower Neuse tested positive for E. coli at levels unsafe for recreation, exceeding state and federal standards: at Pollocksville, Midyette
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The NEUSE sites of Oak Bluff Rd, Havelock Boat Ramp, Rice Creek, Cowpen Landing, Midyette St, Pierce Creek, Buffaloe Rd, Milburnie, Anderson Pt, Clayton River Walk, and Smithfield Town Commons and TAR-PAMLICO sites of Havens Garden, Masons Landing, Yankee Hall, Port Terminal,
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