Video: runoff from Chatham Park commercial property into and over Northwood cross-country trail

Not sure of which one of you needs to be aware of this. Apparently the erosion controls Chatham Park Investors have in place in the commercial area butting up against the Northwood cross-country trail are not working sufficiently. Here’s a video of that part of the trail from this morninghttps://youtu.be/JVt4rtNGZkUContinue Reading

About your orange well water

One additional comment that you may or may not find useful. I hope it helps you. When we had this problem, the red was mostly high iron content. A filter along with “Iron out” salt in the water softener took care of it. The well guy had an interesting commentContinue Reading

Virtual meeting on October 24 to discuss Duke PFAS exposure study for Pittsboro and the Haw River

*Virtual Meeting to Discuss Duke PFAS Exposure Study for Pittsboro and the Haw River* *Saturday October 24  10-11 a.m.* Join online at zoom: bit.ly/PFAStownhallor facebook live: facebook.com/SuperfundAtDuke/live/ Dr. Heather Stapleton and her team at Duke University are hosting a virtual Town Hall to present the data from their ongoing PFAS sampling ofContinue Reading

If you’re concerned about the quality of your water, do this…

To Julie Nathanielz If you’re concerned about the quality of your water, the county department of environmental health is a good place to start.  chathamnc.org/government/departments-programs/environmental-health/well-permits-and-water-sampling. If you are interested in the water quality for agricultural purposes then you might start with the department of agriculture, agronomic division, http://www.ncagr.gov/agronomi/uyrsoln.htm And you canContinue Reading

It’s a peak week for meteors!

It’s a peak week for meteors!!  Don’t forget to turn off porch lights by 10 pm. to help out your neighbors! Check when the moon is rising this week and try to get outside after 9pm and before moonrise.Find an open spot without street lights, and put the night skyContinue Reading

Social Distancing in Chatham County

The University of Maryland has COVID-19 Impact Analysis Platform page at https://data.covid.umd.edu For the period between May 1 – 24The stats show the Chatham County Social index is 3321% of Chatham County residents are staying at homeTrips per person – 2.94% out-of-county trips – 40.5%Miles traveled per person – 34.6New COVID-19Continue Reading