Duke Energy Blamed for Arsenic Pollution in Second North Carolina River
- Coal-ash storage at Sutton power plant flooded after Florence
- Utility says ‘water quality remains good’ in Cape Fear River
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Environmental groups are linking a second Duke Energy Corp. coal-ash site to arsenic pollution in North Carolina rivers after the facilities were flooded by Hurricane Florence.
A water sample from the Cape Fear River near Duke’s Sutton power plant in Wilmington contained 710 micrograms of arsenic per liter, Waterkeeper Alliance said in a statement Wednesday. The state standard for drinking water supply and fish consumption is 10 micrograms.