Troubled waters: DEQ proposes adding 400+ miles of streams, rivers to impaired list ...Middle East

Portions of Stocking Head Creek are on the federal impaired list because of high levels of fecal bacteria. (File photo: Lisa Sorg)By all appearances, the Bogue Sound, a serene, 25-mile stretch of water between the barrier islands and North Carolina’s mainland, is pristine, its emerald glint earning its reputation as a gem of the Crystal Coast. But in reality, the sound, a major shellfish growing area, teems with bacteria: enterococcus, found in the intestinal tract and feces of warm-blooded animals, like people. Among the sources: the sewer systems and septic tanks at RV parks, beach homes and tourist attractions along the Crystal Coast. “Wastewater is a big concern of the Coastal Carolina R

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