Residents near Duke ash dumps told not to drink well water

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina officials are advising dozens of residents near Duke Energy coal ash dumps not to drink or cook with water from their wells after tests showed contamination with toxic heavy metals.

The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Tuesday that tests of 87 private wells near eight Duke plants showed results that failed to meet state groundwater standards.

A state law passed after last year's massive spill into the Dan River required wells within 1,000 feet of Duke's 32 coal ash dumps across the state to be tested. About 145 private wells have been sampled since October.

Wayne Winstead's well was sampled in February. He didn't hear back from state officials until he received a letter from DENR detailing procedures for purifying his well water.


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