The town of Wake Forest sought to assure residents Tuesday that the town's drinking supply is safe for cooking, bathing, drinking and all purposes.
NBC-17 Investigates revealed Thursday that state officials knew a cancer-causing chemical called trichloroethylene, or TCE, was in the water of a well in Wake Forest. The TCE has since spread to other wells, sparking intense concern in the community.
Town officials said Tuesday that Wake Forest residents who are City of Raleigh water customers can be confident their water is safe. Wake Forest gets its water from Raleigh.
The city said the two neighborhoods where TCE has been found are "well beyond the town's limits."
"Those wells have nothing to do with the town's water system," Town Manager Mark Williams said in a statement. "Although the residents in the affected neighborhoods have a Wake Forest address, they are not City of Raleigh water customers."
In July 2005,Wake Forest and Raleigh merged their water and sewer systems, Wake Forest said.
There are at least 2,000 sites statewide where DENR knows there is TCE contamination that is likely spreading into the water of unsuspecting families.More>>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:27 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:27:02 GMT
The EPA returned to Wake Forest to answer questions from residents whose lives were affected by water contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical called TCE.
The EPA returned to Wake Forest to answer questions from residents whose lives were affected by water contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical called TCE.
Thursday, May 16 2013 10:17 AM EDT2013-05-16 14:17:57 GMT
Private well owners must test their own water to ensure its safety. The web site set up by DENR will help guide private well owners through how to check their water for contaminates.
Private well owners must test their own water to ensure its safety. The web site set up by DENR will help guide private well owners through how to check their water for contaminates.
Thursday, May 16 2013 12:15 AM EDT2013-05-16 04:15:41 GMT
Cars flooded during Hurricane Sandy are back on the road in North Carolina, and the cars' new owners may have no idea their car was once submerged in ocean water.
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Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:46 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:46:49 GMT
Last September, dozens of homes in Wake Forest found traces of TCE in their wells. Some of those homes are getting hooked up to a clean public supply of water Wednesday.
Last September, dozens of homes in Wake Forest found traces of TCE in their wells. Some of those homes are getting hooked up to a clean public supply of water Wednesday.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:27 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:27:02 GMT
The EPA returned to Wake Forest to answer questions from residents whose lives were affected by water contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical called TCE.
The EPA returned to Wake Forest to answer questions from residents whose lives were affected by water contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical called TCE.
Thursday, May 16 2013 10:17 AM EDT2013-05-16 14:17:57 GMT
Private well owners must test their own water to ensure its safety. The web site set up by DENR will help guide private well owners through how to check their water for contaminates.
Private well owners must test their own water to ensure its safety. The web site set up by DENR will help guide private well owners through how to check their water for contaminates.
Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:46 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:46:49 GMT
Last September, dozens of homes in Wake Forest found traces of TCE in their wells. Some of those homes are getting hooked up to a clean public supply of water Wednesday.
Last September, dozens of homes in Wake Forest found traces of TCE in their wells. Some of those homes are getting hooked up to a clean public supply of water Wednesday.
Thursday, April 18 2013 12:30 PM EDT2013-04-18 16:30:12 GMT
WNCN has been named regional winner for "Video Newscast" by the 2013 Edward R. Murrow Awards for its 7 p.m. newscast on Oct. 25, 2012. The award-winning show began by tracking Super Storm "Sandy" before
WNCN's newscast of Oct. 25, 2102, has won a prestigious Murrow Award.
Thursday, April 18 2013 11:37 AM EDT2013-04-18 15:37:27 GMT
A Wake Forest community is in an uproar after learning the state of North Carolina knew a resident's water had been contaminated with toxic chemicals and failed to alert other residents for more than six
A Wake Forest neighborhood drinks contaminated water for years.
